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5th September 2008, 06:50 PM
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Apr 2007
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| Vintech 273 SUCKS? Okay the headline was to get your attention because I really can't find anybody saying that they just LOVE this particular unit. Heard rumors that the preamp is not the same as the pres used in the X73 and so on. So does it SUCK? Is it incredible? Should I get another pair of APIs or a Pacifica instead? |
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5th September 2008, 06:52 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NYC
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| You got my attention. I was curious as to what type of a$%hole would post such a heading. |
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5th September 2008, 06:55 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2005 Location: Waterbury CT, then Providence, RI
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| I just fell out of my chair.. 
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5th September 2008, 06:57 PM
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 | Hardly. Anyone using the 473 or x73i will have exactly the same preamp as the 273 (some feel the regular x73 or x81 sound a bit different, but that's for another thread). So just search around for the 273 or those other two I mentioned above if you want to know what people think. There are a ton of positive comments from end users.
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5th September 2008, 07:15 PM
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| The X73 has two individual input transformers, one for mic input and the other for the line input. The X73i, 273, and 473 have one input transformer and a button on the front panel which switches the transformer to either work with the line input or the mic input. Sonically they are the same preamp made using the same transformers. The AMS 1073 DPA clone also only has one input transformer that lives on the mic input, the line input on the other hand is balanced by an opamp and not a transformer like one would expect. 
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5th September 2008, 10:51 PM
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| Gear nut  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: nashville/calgary
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|  I've not heard the other units but I got my 273 two weeks ago and I love it. I'm never selling this one. |
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5th September 2008, 11:31 PM
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10th September 2008, 01:30 AM
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| Vintechs are great. If you had a few of those and a few API's, there's pretty much no limit to what you can record. Me, I pretty much go to 512c's or MA5 90% of the time. B |
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10th September 2008, 02:05 AM
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10th September 2008, 04:31 AM
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| Love the 473. The shelf EQs are perfect for tracking.
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