Sontec MES-430

3spot · 7th March 2005, 12:01 PM

Hi ! I´m interested in buying a Sontec MES-430 EQ for Mastering. Does anybody know a distributor in Germany or any adress to contact ? Thank you for your help !

Jack the Bear · 7th March 2005, 12:22 PM

Good luck in your search. It's pretty hard to find people who are prepared to part with a Sontec. Trust me I've tried. There is no dealer and the only way you may find one is on E-Bay or some second hand dealer. Be warned..... Sontecs are quite unreliable and the op amps which seem to go are virtually impossible to source.

There is / was this guy called Burgess who is / was the Sontec contact. I say was because he's virtually vanished. No-one has heard hide or hair of him and no-one has any idea how to get a hold of him despiute many many attempts to do so by concerned Sontec owners.

You'll also need around $12K USD if not more. Sure they are a great eq, but for that kind of money you can get 2 or maybe 3 boxes and be able to do a whole lot more.

Cheers,

toolstudio · 7th March 2005, 12:23 PM

Hi !

morphon, studiotechnik (www.morphon.de) did the distribution in germany,
until the owner of Sontec dropped the face of the world.

Pretty hard to find one used, as the owners, just use them in their rooms.

We have 3 MES430C9 in our mastering rooms, and they are workhorses we
never sell.

3spot · 7th March 2005, 07:02 PM

Bad news - but thank you guys !

thethrillfactor · 7th March 2005, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack the Bear

Sontecs are quite unreliable and the op amps which seem to go are virtually impossible to source.

Cheers,

Last i heard Chris Muth was fixing them.

Brad Blackwood · 7th March 2005, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thethrillfactor

Last i heard Chris Muth was fixing them.

Last I spoke with him, he hadn't found any HS1000s, so if he is fixing them he's not using Sontec opamps.

I'm working on having someone copy the old design and create new ones, but time isn't very easy to come by lately...

jason · 7th March 2005, 10:41 PM

A friend's studio had theirs go down and the sent it to Chris. It sounded like he is gonna reverse engineer the HS-1000. That's last I heard. I think they sent it down in Dec. I'll try to get an update and report back....

Jack the Bear · 7th March 2005, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thethrillfactor

Last i heard Chris Muth was fixing them.

Well if there's one guy who I have confidence in to do it..... it's Chris. He's a clever dude.

Cheers,

jason · 8th March 2005, 04:08 PM

bad news. The unit went to someone else for repair. The bad amp cards were replaced with something different.

A bunch of mastering engineers with Sontecs should pool some funds and pay for someone like Chris Muth to RE the card and make a couple hundred. Everyone would probably sleep easier knowing there were spare amp cards in the cubboard if the unit stops working....

toolstudio · 9th March 2005, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jason

bad news. The unit went to someone else for repair. The bad amp cards were replaced with something different.

A bunch of mastering engineers with Sontecs should pool some funds and pay for someone like Chris Muth to RE the card and make a couple hundred. Everyone would probably sleep easier knowing there were spare amp cards in the cubboard if the unit stops working....

If there are serious results, I would spend one HS1000 amp card for
reverse designing.

Radiance · 9th March 2005, 11:41 AM

Try asking these questions at this place.
There are a couple of people there building a sontec clone and they might be interested.
Also, I did a search for "Sontec " and this are the results.

Brad Blackwood · 9th March 2005, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toolstudio

If there are serious results, I would spend one HS1000 amp card for
reverse designing.

I'm on it, been talking to Chris since early last year...

alexstringer · 23rd April 2006, 03:58 AM

do anyone know how many H-1000's do need the Mes430 to run?

Brad Blackwood · 23rd April 2006, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexstringer

do anyone know how many H-1000's do need the Mes430 to run?

Six.

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7th March 2005, 12:01 PM	#1
3spot Gear interested Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8	Sontec MES-430 Hi ! I´m interested in buying a Sontec MES-430 EQ for Mastering. Does anybody know a distributor in Germany or any adress to contact ? Thank you for your help !

7th March 2005, 12:22 PM	#2
Jack the Bear Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 219	Good luck in your search. It's pretty hard to find people who are prepared to part with a Sontec. Trust me I've tried. There is no dealer and the only way you may find one is on E-Bay or some second hand dealer. Be warned..... Sontecs are quite unreliable and the op amps which seem to go are virtually impossible to source. There is / was this guy called Burgess who is / was the Sontec contact. I say was because he's virtually vanished. No-one has heard hide or hair of him and no-one has any idea how to get a hold of him despiute many many attempts to do so by concerned Sontec owners. You'll also need around $12K USD if not more. Sure they are a great eq, but for that kind of money you can get 2 or maybe 3 boxes and be able to do a whole lot more. Cheers, __________________ Tony "Jack the Bear" Mantz Glorified Tape Copy Boy and Audio Janitor Deluxe Mastering Melbourne, Australia. www.jackthebear.com.au

7th March 2005, 12:23 PM	#3
toolstudio Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 531	Hi ! morphon, studiotechnik (www.morphon.de) did the distribution in germany, until the owner of Sontec dropped the face of the world. Pretty hard to find one used, as the owners, just use them in their rooms. We have 3 MES430C9 in our mastering rooms, and they are workhorses we never sell. __________________ toolhouse studios, germany NEW WEBSITE: www.tool-house.com www.myspace.com/toolhouse

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7th March 2005, 07:02 PM	#4
3spot Gear interested Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8	Bad news - but thank you guys !

7th March 2005, 10:41 PM	#7
jason Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 88	A friend's studio had theirs go down and the sent it to Chris. It sounded like he is gonna reverse engineer the HS-1000. That's last I heard. I think they sent it down in Dec. I'll try to get an update and report back....

8th March 2005, 04:08 PM	#9
jason Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 88	bad news. The unit went to someone else for repair. The bad amp cards were replaced with something different. A bunch of mastering engineers with Sontecs should pool some funds and pay for someone like Chris Muth to RE the card and make a couple hundred. Everyone would probably sleep easier knowing there were spare amp cards in the cubboard if the unit stops working....

9th March 2005, 11:41 AM	#11
Radiance Gear maniac Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 187	Try asking these questions at this place. There are a couple of people there building a sontec clone and they might be interested. Also, I did a search for "Sontec " and this are the results.

23rd April 2006, 03:58 AM	#13
alexstringer Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 1,152	do anyone know how many H-1000's do need the Mes430 to run?