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Originally Posted by Dirty Halo  Just for my better understanding, how is it that you have the ability to have, borrow, or own both consoles to do this comparison? What was the general context of this situation?
As for dealers making comments, I too have a problem when it starts to sound like pimping, but it seemed Mr. Oram AND Trident posted without comment, but when PMI posted, there was an admonishment. tutt
Lastly I find it odd that by post #69/71 people are generally saying, they are so close, it really comes down to personal preference (this is BEFORE anyone knows what is what) and yet in another thread, people proclaim a winner... Odd 
Anyway, please Ciozzo, thanks for your time and providing the "Story" behind all this would give me helpful context> 
-andrews  |
Fair question.
I bought the Trident 8T a few months ago for my personal studio. It was a tough call cause I didn't have the chance to try it and I relied on the few comments available on this forum. At the time the ATB was among the options, but sadly there were no italian distributors and I decided to go for the 8T.
In december 2007, I was hired by my city hall to arrange a little recording facility. We decided to go analog, with a console and some outboard. This time I contacted Alan at PMI audio who told me they had found a distributor. The distributor had an ATB24 in stock and since time was a big concern (I had waited for 5 months to have the 8T), it was a no brainer, we went for the the ATB.
After the consulting work I was hired as a recording tech as well. This is the only reason why I have access to both consoles, I'm not a seller nor a manufacturer.
Having worked extensively on both, I'm surprised that a lot of people said that they sound similar. Even if I didn't try them in the same place ,from the first time I put my hands on the ATB I felt there was a substantial difference. In addition consider that every sound module (eq, preamp, summing) in each console leads you toward a different sound. I have some mixes made on both consoles and I am amazed by the difference.
The main reason for doing this test is obvious (at leat for me). Having the chance to use both I wanted to know exactly each one's sound compared with the other.
Recording the samples and posting them was the consequence
I hope I answered your question!