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Originally Posted by John Hardy Actually, it is the shield around the power transformer that was handwound, or handmade (by me). The power transformer itself was from a small original production batch of 10, or 25, or something. But, as you know, your M-1 is about as close to unit #1 as you can get. It dates back to 1987. Great to know it is still doing its job. Thanks.
John Hardy
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Thanx John, great to see you here.
Yes, all my M-1s are still in high demand on every session and work flawless after all those years. I guess by now you could call them "vintage"
. They are my "cleanest" and "fastest" pres, great for anyhting with fast transients, from snare to percussion to vocals. If I want to hear what the mic really sounds like, it's the M-1. It's also THE pre for ribbon mics, it seems to enhance the top end of the mic and it has tons of gain. Actually John modified the first two channels of one of my M-1 for 15 dB less gain, so I could use a Schoeps (hi gain mic) with it and the SM91 on the kick. Great stuff.
