[s.d.finley]

Originally Posted by ProducerBoy

I am blown away by the MA5s. If I were to only have one choice for preamp, it would be a pair of MA5s... hands down. Well worth the wait.

(ok...here's my embarrassing gush)
I love that they are not just another Neve clone. They have an obvious Neve color, but there is a superb presence (hello 28k button!) and punchiness (eye opening low end punch!) that is unique... yet familiar (sounds like...ehhh, a record.). Lower the gain & set the output at 0 and it is so smooth, crank the gain and you are now inches from the source! Guitars, vocals, bass, synths, piano, drums, entire mixes... even a plastic casio sk-1 sounds warm and round though these!

ok....I'll stop...


(now, if only Avedis would design a 500 series comp)

Hey PB,

wanna comeby my studio with your MA5s? We can do a little 500 series shoot out! I have quite a few modules to compare!