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Originally Posted by Hotstuff  Hi joni0001984,
Do you own a GAP PRE-73?
I did not understand your post, did you like it or not?
The pre in my opinion at least needs the output transformer upgrade to get rid of the distortion that stars appearing when it is set to 50 or so, but this is also source dependent. I have 2 and they both started to distort and they both benefited from the upgrade, I have made great recordings with this pre and the best way to try a pre is to test it yourself.
The test just proves that it works and is right up there with the "best". Don´t forget this is a +/- €265 pre compared with a €3000 pre. |
Hi,
No, I only had the samples to go on. You are the expert.
Well I liked different things about the guitar samples. The Neve had hi treble in my speakers, which made everything sounding very clear, perhaps too clear, i.e. the treble may be too loud. The mids was also high but that was kind of disturbing and I understand what someone on the thread said about a wobly bass.
The GA Pre73 was best modified as in Guitar_2, because then it sounded more flat, though the treble was a bit low, which I liked in this case with acoustic guitar. I don't know if a low treble is useful all the time. This may all be adjusted in a proper EQ. That is why a too high treble with a clear tone may be better, as in the original Neve, because then you know what you want to edit out and what to keep.
It could be that my experience of a low treble is due to the lower volume on all the GA samples, or more interestingly if the components are of low quality or the GA is a worse design than the Neve. Four guitar samples is little to go on. API, why didn't you have four $4000 Nuemann microphones to test everything at once!
I would never buy the Neve, and I think I will look around a bit before I settle on the GA Pre73. A preamp that is emulating a sound I did not really like the original of is perhaps the wrong pre for me.
But I could be wrong all together.
The changes in sound are minute and I may be exgagerating.