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Originally Posted by MJGreene Audio  Well the last I remember hearing he was using a Quad Eight Westar. If the mic pre sounded good then I would venture a bet that Ray Charles would have sounded amazing on a Mackie. (Duh I know) The stock pre's in the Westar are a rather cheesy pre based on the old SSM 2015 mic pre chip. The same mic pre chip that was used in the TAC Magnum and Matchless. IMHO they are utter shite but in this case that would be talent overcoming the gear. |
The Magnum uses an SSM2016 which is not the same even if the numbers seem close!
Nothing meant other than a correction on what was used on the Magnum. The 2016 sounds way better than the 2015 or the 2017 for that matter.
jim