Is the V76M as good the the other V76 's for mic pre ?

electricsky · 11th August 2011

I have read several things about V76's preamps , here on Gearslutz , on : V76 and on TAB Funkenwerk website but i haven't found all the infos i look for .
I read somewhere that the V76M has a 10 k ohms input impedance, what doesn't really suit a microphone but more a line input, so ,i was wondering if the V76M were as good as the V76S and V76/120 & V76/80 as mic pre's , knowing that i also read the V76M are used for mastering line preamp or if they really need several mods to work as mic pres and sound good.
I read the transformers were not wired the same way in the M than in the other versions.

electricsky · 16th August 2011

Nobody ?

I was also wondering if it's possible to have a DI mod done on the V76 , with a volume adjustment ?
i saw HeStudiotechnik proipose some racks but they don't propose some V76's with DI ; only the V72.
I asked somebody else in Germany if he could build a DI on the V76 (i bought some V76 and V72 from him and he makes some racks like He : Velvet Audio ) but he said he cannot make a gain /level adjustment for it (so i would just get a clean tone with a bass unless i boost the signal before the preamp if i want to overdrive it ) ; just an output pad pot unless we mod the unit quite a lot .

electricsky · 17th August 2011

I really found very few infos about the V76m compared to other V76 versions, except a post from Oliver Archut, saying it has a different input stage than the other models :
" Input x-former is 10kOhm impedance, and max. gain is 60 dB"

"the V76M is not a mic pre, even if it can be used as one. The high input impedance (10k Ohm) can be very unstable if used as a mic pre, but also can shine and boost the mic to the next level.
The front end circuit is quite different as well as some other minor differences..
It is no all around mic pre than the V76S but if you have money, it is good to have in your arsenal...
Best way to describe it, can make a SM57 sound like a million dollar as well as a U47 feel like a cheap tramp...."

I found some original documents about V76's versions with measurments and all but it's in German !

ssprod19 · 17th August 2011

coincidentally, I just scored one of these today. Can't wait to try recording with it!

electricsky · 17th August 2011

Do you mean a V76M or another version ?
I was to buy some V76M's as well when i read the input transformer was different from the other ones .
I have a V76S i really like and a pair of V76/120 i have not yet had the time to use much (one is still in Germany as i have some racks built for them) .

11th August 2011	#1
electricsky Gear maniac Joined: May 2011 Posts: 197 Thread Starter	Is the V76M as good the the other V76 's for mic pre ? I have read several things about V76's preamps , here on Gearslutz , on : V76 and on TAB Funkenwerk website but i haven't found all the infos i look for . I read somewhere that the V76M has a 10 k ohms input impedance, what doesn't really suit a microphone but more a line input, so ,i was wondering if the V76M were as good as the V76S and V76/120 & V76/80 as mic pre's , knowing that i also read the V76M are used for mastering line preamp or if they really need several mods to work as mic pres and sound good. I read the transformers were not wired the same way in the M than in the other versions.

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16th August 2011	#2
electricsky Gear maniac Joined: May 2011 Posts: 197 Thread Starter	Nobody ? I was also wondering if it's possible to have a DI mod done on the V76 , with a volume adjustment ? i saw HeStudiotechnik proipose some racks but they don't propose some V76's with DI ; only the V72. I asked somebody else in Germany if he could build a DI on the V76 (i bought some V76 and V72 from him and he makes some racks like He : Velvet Audio ) but he said he cannot make a gain /level adjustment for it (so i would just get a clean tone with a bass unless i boost the signal before the preamp if i want to overdrive it ) ; just an output pad pot unless we mod the unit quite a lot .

17th August 2011	#3
electricsky Gear maniac Joined: May 2011 Posts: 197 Thread Starter	I really found very few infos about the V76m compared to other V76 versions, except a post from Oliver Archut, saying it has a different input stage than the other models : " Input x-former is 10kOhm impedance, and max. gain is 60 dB" "the V76M is not a mic pre, even if it can be used as one. The high input impedance (10k Ohm) can be very unstable if used as a mic pre, but also can shine and boost the mic to the next level. The front end circuit is quite different as well as some other minor differences.. It is no all around mic pre than the V76S but if you have money, it is good to have in your arsenal... Best way to describe it, can make a SM57 sound like a million dollar as well as a U47 feel like a cheap tramp...." I found some original documents about V76's versions with measurments and all but it's in German !

17th August 2011	#4
ssprod19 Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 699	coincidentally, I just scored one of these today. Can't wait to try recording with it!