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uncle duncan · 2nd November 2006, 04:26 AM

I have the Eisen 'neve-ish- pre, and the osa L3, and the A-designs P1, and the Eisen is hands down winner in the vocal department. Beefy and sizzly at the same time. Makes the other two sound kind of bland in comparison. The only 500 pre I've heard about that might get close is the Purple Biz, which has two gain stages, so you can dial in more color if you want to. But whether or not it's a 'neve-ish' color, I couldn't tell you. The only experience I've had with a real Neve is watching Neve Campbell movies.

2nd November 2006, 04:26 AM	#8
uncle duncan Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,933	I have the Eisen 'neve-ish- pre, and the osa L3, and the A-designs P1, and the Eisen is hands down winner in the vocal department. Beefy and sizzly at the same time. Makes the other two sound kind of bland in comparison. The only 500 pre I've heard about that might get close is the Purple Biz, which has two gain stages, so you can dial in more color if you want to. But whether or not it's a 'neve-ish' color, I couldn't tell you. The only experience I've had with a real Neve is watching Neve Campbell movies. __________________ "You're either with a native DAW, or you're with the terrorists." G.W. Busch Lite