Preamp Advice, SCA vs. Sebatron VS. ISA 428..

[peeceebee]

The sebatrons could definitely be described by the four adjectives you used, depending on what you mean by them-
It's DEFINITELY sweet and musical sounding, quite versatile with the different neg. feedback settings the pad switch gives you.

BUT it's on the rounder, smoother, softer side of preamps- can get some edgy with lower pad settings, but still round sounding.
The opposite of german modules for example, with their forward, "in-your-face" midrange-

[SoZo]

Listen to this... You cant go wrong with a Neve style pre... I am getting the SCA

http://www.3daudioinc.com/3db/showthread.php?t=6146

[dasbin]

Why not 2 of the N72's and 2 of their API clones? Then you've got the best of both worlds: big and lush, or organic and aggressive.

[Norman Lindsey]

i would pick up the sebatron. the eq arrangement adds a whole new sound pallet.
it doesn't sound sterile or clinical and stacks tracks with no buildup.

[Blitztone]

I just built a couple of SCA modules and the N72 was actually fun. It took about 5 hours to build one N72 module. I'm an electrical engineer with plenty of hands-on building and refurb experience.
The wiring harness was a grade-A pain in the ass to put together, but the actual modules are just a bit time consuming to build.

These kits are very clearly NOT for beginners. Being able to read schematics can be helpful too.

I built a C84 as well as the N72. The C84 is very neutral and not at all what you're looking for (I needed something like that), but the N72 seems right up your alley. Highly recommended.

[grifops]

What about bass duties... I know with the SCA modules I could get a DI then go into the preamp, and I hear this sound killer with the N72 modules...

BUT I also hear the Seb is an awesome bass DI in itsself