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Originally Posted by robot gigante  I've never used the 7720, but I did master an album where the engineer used it quite heavily on the drums, and based on that sound alone I think I might just have to pick one up. Nice squish factor. From what I heard I don't think it'll replace something like a Smart C2, which is good for me because it means having another flavor.
Thanks Peeder for letting us know about the issue with hum, since I wouldn't have known to buy that better power supply until after the fact. |
Yes I think it's an outstanding product and a very solid value, don't get me wrong. Clearly better, via a 2192 at least, than the SSL Duende Bus Compressor. They nearly null, but where they don't null, the 7720 kicks its butt. I got the Smart emu on the Liquid Mix to null even closer, and that was a closer match but I still preferred the hardware. The HPF knob rocks.
Please repeat my noise test (just send digital black in from a converter and back out into the converter, then raise the gain digitally 70db with a Sonalksis FreeG or two...the comp doesn't even need to be engaged for the hum to appear) with both the included line lump and the CPS-1, and if there really is no difference, then by all means send back the CPS-1 for a refund with my apologies and report back. As my sound clip shows, the difference should be unmistakable. No Ebtech Hum Elimintor, Hum X, or de-racking the unit and holding it in my hands, tying the chassis to ground nor anything else would fix the hum, which is AC-based and not RF-based. Only the CPS-1 fixed it (90% of it anyway).
Plus I would also suspect the CPS-1 is providing more and better power to the unit...