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Fletcher · 17th July 2006

The 300/1200 ohm switch sits on the front of the MP-2NV because it sat on the back of the 1073. It was a pain in the ass to switch when it was on the back of the 1073. If you didn't install the belly pans on the desk you could send the assistant down under the desk to switch the switch for you... if you have the units in a frame then you had to pull the module to switch the switch.

I found that switching the switch was often cool... and a pain in the balls... so when we were going over features for the MP-2NV the switch from the back moved to it's more convenient location on the front of the unit.

The fact that the different taps on the input transformer to which that switch routes the signal makes a not too subtle tonal difference was the imputus for the switches inclusion on the front panel of the Great River unit... that it makes a palpable difference is part of the bonus plan.

Peace

17th July 2006	#29
Fletcher member no 666 Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 10,108	The 300/1200 ohm switch sits on the front of the MP-2NV because it sat on the back of the 1073. It was a pain in the ass to switch when it was on the back of the 1073. If you didn't install the belly pans on the desk you could send the assistant down under the desk to switch the switch for you... if you have the units in a frame then you had to pull the module to switch the switch. I found that switching the switch was often cool... and a pain in the balls... so when we were going over features for the MP-2NV the switch from the back moved to it's more convenient location on the front of the unit. The fact that the different taps on the input transformer to which that switch routes the signal makes a not too subtle tonal difference was the imputus for the switches inclusion on the front panel of the Great River unit... that it makes a palpable difference is part of the bonus plan. Peace __________________ CN Fletcher Professional Affiliations: R/E/P Professional Recording Engineer and Producer forums - serious hobbyists welcome SoundPure.com mwagener wrote on Sat, 11 September 2004 14:33 We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid Roscoe Ambel once said: Pro-Tools is to audio what fluorescent is to light