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Originally Posted by SLy_drums No one ever heard of the QM3000 consoles ?
I was searching for a real channelstrip to rack on ebay.com and found a real QM3000 piece (mic pre, 3 band EQ, filters, busses...) for $120.
I bought it and had the idea to make it rack to have a nice high-end channel. I asked how much it would cost, a company answered $500 (racked with power supply, mic inputs etc.).
Now the channelstrip is still in a corner of my home studio, and I do not know what to do with it. It looks vintage, but the electronics is good (Jensen transformers). The seller told me it was very good gear.
Do you think it worth to make it rack ? |
That's a tough one... You'd probably never make your money back unless Quantum becomes a whole lot more popular. I happen to love the sound of my QA1010 console for mixing, summing, FX inserts, send, etc, but I have Neve, Quad Eight, API, Chandler, and Telefunken outboard pres that I tend to favor for specific tracking needs. I haven't tracked too much through the consoles pres in the 4 months I've had it, but the EQ's are quite nice -- similar to API without the detent boost/cut and stepped frequency selection. I have used them on drums and they seems to fall somewhere in the neighborhood of API & Q8 where transient compression, punch, clarity, and general sound characteristics are concerned -- cleaner and more up front then Neve -- not as open say as Telefunken. Normally I'd say trust your own ears, but you'd be hard pressed to find any Quantum pres or a console to listen to. If you can afford to loose $620 dollars go for it -- maybe you'll love 'em. If not, sell 'em on ebay and put the $$$ towards something you can test drive first.
Good luck,
Kenny