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mamm7215 · 26th August 2006, 01:22 AM

I actually got the mpa gold because I already had the pro vla and wanted to "match" the pair, for what it's worth. Just a me thing. I very much like the clean sound out of the mpa gold and the fact that it's NON starved-plate. You actually get high (300) voltage to the tube or you can disable the tube and use it as a straight solid state pre-amp. Nice features. You can upgrade the tubes easily as well if you're so inclined. I'm sure I'll tweak this at a later date. It's a nice stereo pre/compressor chain for my vox and bass. I use a studio projects
C1 and the mpa/vla combo takes a bit of the high harshness out of the mic while still allowing the C1 to sit great in a mix. Hope this helps.

26th August 2006, 01:22 AM	#5
mamm7215 Gear maniac Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Surrey Posts: 162	I actually got the mpa gold because I already had the pro vla and wanted to "match" the pair, for what it's worth. Just a me thing. I very much like the clean sound out of the mpa gold and the fact that it's NON starved-plate. You actually get high (300) voltage to the tube or you can disable the tube and use it as a straight solid state pre-amp. Nice features. You can upgrade the tubes easily as well if you're so inclined. I'm sure I'll tweak this at a later date. It's a nice stereo pre/compressor chain for my vox and bass. I use a studio projects C1 and the mpa/vla combo takes a bit of the high harshness out of the mic while still allowing the C1 to sit great in a mix. Hope this helps.