Thermionic Rooster

Daedalus77 · 14th April 2008, 03:37 AM

I'm not sure it's been released yet, but anyone tried out this new beast? Looks nice...

Looking for a reasonably colored two-channel valve preamp and can't afford the Mercury, unless I have to...I suppose.

Also looking at Pendulum and A-Designs.

Have used Thermionic stuff only once (Phoenix) but was very impressed with the tone.

analogjeff · 20th April 2008, 04:54 AM

Bump... anybody know anything about the Thermionic Rooster at this point??

thanks!

Fletcher · 21st April 2008, 02:19 PM

It's been released... but I guess thanks to Gearslutz the first shipment went through the building like lettuce through a goose so we had no opportunity to pull one out and play with it in our control room.

Hopefully one from the next batch will be able to hang around for a while. If all goes according to plan then our "Earlybird" may be up on the "demo page"... but we won't know until we've been able to give it a solid [several week] trial.

Peace.

iangomes · 19th June 2008, 09:35 PM

Hey Fletcher, did you get a chance to try out the Rooster?

jackdrummer · 19th June 2008, 10:47 PM

Tried it at Recording Show in Milan!(thank you Funky Junk

)
I've been impressed with quality and sound,but played with it for only 30 minutes
so it's hard to be a statement!

Bye

Fletcher · 19th June 2008, 11:59 PM

Heard a load of Thermionic stuff was coming in the back door as I was heading out the front... I know we have orders up the ying but hopefully one will get to stick around long enough for me to get to play with it... I have a pretty heavy vocal session coming up next Wednesday evening and would love to give it a go.

Peace.

iangomes · 23rd June 2008, 04:16 PM

any word Fletcher/anyone else?

soundpilot · 27th June 2008, 08:50 AM

Anybody know when will the balanced version be out?

I messed up and ordered one of these without realizing that it's unbalanced. Realizing my error, I was told the balanced version isn't even out yet, even though Thermionic's ad copy says it's available upon request.

Fletcher · 27th June 2008, 03:17 PM

In a word... "WOW"!!!

The pre is wonderful, the EQ musical... the "attitude" simply amazing!!!

We got one of the 'unbalanced' ones and quickly discovered a small design flaw that is easily remedied... fortunately the guy that does US Warranty service on Thermionic stuff has space in our shop so we were able to catch [and fix] the problem quickly.

We've given a shout out to everyone who has gotten them from Mercenary that we're going to be swapping out their units with the fix in place and all future units shipped by Thermionic will have the fix in place... that said, the reaction is still "WOW".

I just haven't heard a piece of Thermionic gear I wasn't nuts about... the Rooster is no exception.

Peace.

iangomes · 27th June 2008, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fletcher

In a word... "WOW"!!!

The pre is wonderful, the EQ musical... the "attitude" simply amazing!!!

We got one of the 'unbalanced' ones and quickly discovered a small design flaw that is easily remedied... fortunately the guy that does US Warranty service on Thermionic stuff has space in our shop so we were able to catch [and fix] the problem quickly.

We've given a shout out to everyone who has gotten them from Mercenary that we're going to be swapping out their units with the fix in place and all future units shipped by Thermionic will have the fix in place... that said, the reaction is still "WOW".

I just haven't heard a piece of Thermionic gear I wasn't nuts about... the Rooster is no exception.

Peace.

how does the DI Sound? What did you use it on? I'm thinking of getting one as a synth pre.

Fletcher · 27th June 2008, 06:23 PM

I will admit... that with like 35 DI's in my control room... the DI is about the last thing I ever get to with a unit... in this case I started with the mic pre and EQ. I'm currently using it with the "attitude" on "2" on the lead vocal in a mix.

It's freakin' awesome for the song!!

iangomes · 27th June 2008, 06:53 PM

fair enough! di reviews in general are harder to come by for the most part.

r.staettler · 30th June 2008, 11:20 AM

well, did anyone else test the rooster...?

and would you recommend the rooster to someone looking for a
tube saturation + "mojo" EQ device ?

gundam · 2nd July 2008, 02:32 AM

It would be interesting to know if the Rooster also works nicely on the master fader to give the mix some extra warmth.

IntenseJim · 21st September 2008, 07:05 AM

hi

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14th April 2008, 03:37 AM	#1
Daedalus77 Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 518	Thermionic Rooster I'm not sure it's been released yet, but anyone tried out this new beast? Looks nice... Looking for a reasonably colored two-channel valve preamp and can't afford the Mercury, unless I have to...I suppose. Also looking at Pendulum and A-Designs. Have used Thermionic stuff only once (Phoenix) but was very impressed with the tone.

21st April 2008, 02:19 PM	#3
Fletcher member no 666 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Foxboro, MA USA Posts: 5,778	It's been released... but I guess thanks to Gearslutz the first shipment went through the building like lettuce through a goose so we had no opportunity to pull one out and play with it in our control room. Hopefully one from the next batch will be able to hang around for a while. If all goes according to plan then our "Earlybird" may be up on the "demo page"... but we won't know until we've been able to give it a solid [several week] trial. Peace. __________________ Fletcher "I'm not really an asshole... I just play one on the internet" [author unknown] R/E/P the Recording Engineer and Producer forums Mercenary Audio the small drinking company with a large audio problem 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

19th June 2008, 11:59 PM	#6
Fletcher member no 666 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Foxboro, MA USA Posts: 5,778	Heard a load of Thermionic stuff was coming in the back door as I was heading out the front... I know we have orders up the ying but hopefully one will get to stick around long enough for me to get to play with it... I have a pretty heavy vocal session coming up next Wednesday evening and would love to give it a go. Peace. __________________ Fletcher "I'm not really an asshole... I just play one on the internet" [author unknown] R/E/P the Recording Engineer and Producer forums Mercenary Audio the small drinking company with a large audio problem 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

27th June 2008, 03:17 PM	#9
Fletcher member no 666 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Foxboro, MA USA Posts: 5,778	In a word... "WOW"!!! The pre is wonderful, the EQ musical... the "attitude" simply amazing!!! We got one of the 'unbalanced' ones and quickly discovered a small design flaw that is easily remedied... fortunately the guy that does US Warranty service on Thermionic stuff has space in our shop so we were able to catch [and fix] the problem quickly. We've given a shout out to everyone who has gotten them from Mercenary that we're going to be swapping out their units with the fix in place and all future units shipped by Thermionic will have the fix in place... that said, the reaction is still "WOW". I just haven't heard a piece of Thermionic gear I wasn't nuts about... the Rooster is no exception. Peace. __________________ Fletcher "I'm not really an asshole... I just play one on the internet" [author unknown] R/E/P the Recording Engineer and Producer forums Mercenary Audio the small drinking company with a large audio problem 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

20th April 2008, 04:54 AM	#2
analogjeff Gear maniac Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 262	Bump... anybody know anything about the Thermionic Rooster at this point?? thanks!

19th June 2008, 09:35 PM	#4
iangomes Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 158	Hey Fletcher, did you get a chance to try out the Rooster?

19th June 2008, 10:47 PM	#5
jackdrummer Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Milan,Italy Posts: 34	Tried it at Recording Show in Milan!(thank you Funky Junk ) I've been impressed with quality and sound,but played with it for only 30 minutes so it's hard to be a statement! Bye

23rd June 2008, 04:16 PM	#7
iangomes Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 158	any word Fletcher/anyone else?

27th June 2008, 08:50 AM	#8
soundpilot Gear interested Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 17	Anybody know when will the balanced version be out? I messed up and ordered one of these without realizing that it's unbalanced. Realizing my error, I was told the balanced version isn't even out yet, even though Thermionic's ad copy says it's available upon request.

27th June 2008, 06:23 PM	#11
Fletcher member no 666 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Foxboro, MA USA Posts: 5,778	I will admit... that with like 35 DI's in my control room... the DI is about the last thing I ever get to with a unit... in this case I started with the mic pre and EQ. I'm currently using it with the "attitude" on "2" on the lead vocal in a mix. It's freakin' awesome for the song!! __________________ Fletcher "I'm not really an asshole... I just play one on the internet" [author unknown] R/E/P the Recording Engineer and Producer forums Mercenary Audio the small drinking company with a large audio problem 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

27th June 2008, 06:53 PM	#12
iangomes Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 158	fair enough! di reviews in general are harder to come by for the most part.

30th June 2008, 11:20 AM	#13
r.staettler Gear Head Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 57	well, did anyone else test the rooster...? and would you recommend the rooster to someone looking for a tube saturation + "mojo" EQ device ?

2nd July 2008, 02:32 AM	#14
gundam Gear interested Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 26	It would be interesting to know if the Rooster also works nicely on the master fader to give the mix some extra warmth.

21st September 2008, 07:05 AM	#15
IntenseJim Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lake Tahoe-Reno and 16 ski resorts Posts: 373	hi . __________________ It's OK to tell me: "stfu noob" Every man dies. Not every man lives.

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