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I don't think it was a lemon and I don't think MP is "that bad". It's just not "that good" next to some other options in my opinion, but hey, people make great records with them , so ... I used to own a Manley mixer for a while and clearly remember similar loss of air and midrangey character as with the MP demo, but people also like it for that I suppose... I guess it could be just great on a smiley curve ITB mix that might benefit from fattening up or whatever... Not so great on a decent high resolution acoustic recording that I tried it on IMO. There was a good thread from Yareck I believe with MP, Gyraf, Maselec, GML 8200 samples, see if you can find it, very informative. I believe that might be enough to see what I mean, subject to your listening environment.
The only way you'll know if it suits you is as usual, trying it for yourself. Can you get a demo or sale or return? What exactly would be the main application?
Good luck
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