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Originally Posted by FBM  Hi Omicron_9,
When you talk about self-noise there are only 3 possible reasons I can think of:
1. A defect in the unit
2. Groundloop
3. Some kind of interference
The first one can be fixed by D.A.V. and the 2e and 3e by your self. The only problem is when people read posts like the one from you they think better not buy one and I think your case is a exception and those people are missing a great pre-amp!
Cheers David |
David,
I can think of a 4th possibility: it was a noisy preamp. I've clearly stated in my posts that I thought it sounded wonderful. Sonically, I loved what it did. I did not, nor will I, state that it was better or worse than anything else. My statements are all based on my ear and my preferences; nothing more. People may draw their own conclusions; there are plenty of high recommendations here, and I'd never advise anyone as to how to spend their money. I also very clearly and carefully stated that MY DAV was noisy; I'm not making any blanket statements about all DAV products.
Here was my first out of many tests. Before everyone picks apart my methodology, understand that I'm not trying to be scientific; I'm only interested in recording the highest fidelity tracks I possibly can. I have a matched pair of AKG 414 XLIIs, self-noise is either 6 or 7 dB; can't recall right now. One was going into the Millennia, the other into the DAV. G
ain levels were matched. My studio has isolated AC, and I've never had any ground issues, RF issues, etc., with any piece of gear; nor did I with the DAV. Switching back and forth between preamps went like this:
Mill:
DAV: sssssss
Mill:
DAV: sssssss
Mics were swapped; cables (Mogami quad) were swapped. Same results. And any tracks recorded using the DAV has the underlying noise; regardless of mic used.
I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone, not trying to sway anyone's opinion. Just stating MY experiences, and that's it. Just trying to share here, which is what I thought our gearslutz community was all about.
In conclusion: maybe I'm just more sensitive to self-noise. Maybe my unit wasn't representative of the DAV product line.
Kind regards,
-0.9