| Some boxes have good algorithms some don't, same with plugs. There's no black magic involved, maybe on really old unit the restricted bandwidth for today's standard of the A/D/A gives them an "euphonic" quality but I doubt it, I thinks this euphonic quality lies more in the ingenuity of the designers who tried to get the best results from the technology available (which often meant restricting some hi freqs!!!)
I think there's some really cool reverb plugs around now (altiverb, UA, TC) and they are on a par or better than the hardware I've heard. Actually I hate most of the 80's digital reverbs which IMO ruined many great recordings. |