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when you say lots of colour, is this with everything it touches or just if driven hard.
have you used an LA2a, would you say it imparted more colour than this....or a manley vari-mu?
the literature from thermionic culture had lead me to believe that this unit could be transparent if used lightly and was an excellent choice for mastering work.
any experiences as to impact on a 2 buss with a light touch. does it calm down a bit with its character or not really?
the LA2a had quite a lot of colour and yet is still a feature of a lot of mastering studios. when used appropriately most clients liked the results too
if you drive it lightly then my hope was that the phoenix would fill out nicely but not overpower.
"BIG SOUND . It add's a lot of Air ,depth,very nice highs !"
this sounds like what alot of people want from the manley but my feeling was that it didnt quite deliver.. if the phoenix does this then it may be great.
as i said ive a smart C2M and an SSL so these can do transparent quite well already. i'm looking more for something to add to my armoury that can give me some options though i do take on board that too much colour is really not a good thing. if its over the top no matter what settings then it really will slip down the consideration list...
the Gyraf audio Gyratec 3 seems like it does the LA2a thing but with a bit more transparent character so is still being considered also......just the phoenix seemed sweet (ony from review though) and my financial head is saying it will hold value better also.
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