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Old 25th March 2008   #19
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Originally Posted by mischa janisch View Post
This is exactly what I've been thinking - I use the phase phase flip quite a bit to check the side information... also the buffered meter output is a must for me. I'm just not sure about an active gain stage - I think the extra stepped attenuator for one input in his design is ok for me (if it's not more than 1db steps over a range of 10-12db) to bring the mastered version down in level... soundwise probably superior and cheaper to build.

On the other hand the Avocet IS the one to beat in terms of price vs performance...
I like to keep my monitor position constant as a loudness reference, if I were to use input 3 for the eq'd version, I would have to turn up the monitors to match the attenuation on my EQ. Not that it would be the end of the world or anything, it just ends up being a bit more fiddling about than I would like.
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