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S.F.Sorrow · 10th November 2009

Reading these pages I get the impression that most of the outboard gear from Universal Audio isn't worth the money. Everyone makes a point of the fact that they are not as good as the originals. And the mc77 is sooo much better than the reissue 1176... and cheaper. You get the picture.

Does anyone have any real experience with this? Are we paying too much for the UA brand or is it real quality there?

I'm not trying too make UA look bad. I love my LA-610 but after reading many threads here I'm not sure about getting an 1176 or a LA-2A. After all there are many other cool and cheaper options.

10th November 2009	#1
S.F.Sorrow Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 169 Thread Starter	UA hardware - Good or bad? Reading these pages I get the impression that most of the outboard gear from Universal Audio isn't worth the money. Everyone makes a point of the fact that they are not as good as the originals. And the mc77 is sooo much better than the reissue 1176... and cheaper. You get the picture. Does anyone have any real experience with this? Are we paying too much for the UA brand or is it real quality there? I'm not trying too make UA look bad. I love my LA-610 but after reading many threads here I'm not sure about getting an 1176 or a LA-2A. After all there are many other cool and cheaper options.