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Originally Posted by musicbydesign  My LA-3A does what it should and does it well. Looks like
GS bias struck again. Some products are fashionable to slam
and UA is one of 'em. |
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If you're "cool" you gotta make sure you knock UA gear because you gotta keep up appearances, and heaven-forbid that you use anything that is sold at big-box stores such as GC.
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In reality, i've been very pleased with all of the modern UA gear i have used. I own an LA-610 and i've used the reissue 1176 and LA-2A a number of times. I really don't find them to be far off enough from the originals to even get into a debate about which ones are better.
In fact, i love the reissue 1176, and i plan on adding one to my collection of studio gear at some point in the future.
One thing about UA that i am happy to knock is the manuals. They suck. I don't need 5 pages of Bill Putnam history, a lesson on compressor theory, and then 1 page about how to actually operate the LA-610. I'd much prefer 6 pages about operating the LA-610 and zero information about Bill Putman. I mean, sure he was the man and all, but i already know the story.
But the gear itself... thumbsupthumbsup