Buzz Audio ARC Analogue Recording Channel

[Nutmeg II.]

The ARC is sick!
The Pre will not be less nice than the MA2.2 on vocals.

With the ARC you get a clean but fat pre wit a realy great hi shelf to push the air a bit, you will realy enjoy the compressor because it realy rawks on vocals!

[jdjustice]

[studjo]

Best recording channel that I know of - though I don't agree with Nütty about the pre - I love the MA2.2 - it's actually the best pre I know IMVHO - for vocals or whatever you track - this doesn't mean the ARC-pre is bad (especially vocals will sound great through the ARC) the MA2.2 is just stellar - really up there with the best.

Jo

[jdjustice]

Originally Posted by studjo

I love the MA2.2 - it's actually the best pre I know IMVHO - for vocals or whatever you track - this doesn't mean the ARC-pre is bad (especially vocals will sound great through the ARC) the MA2.2 is just stellar - really up there with the best.

Jo

thanks Jo...
would you choose the MA2.2 over the John Hardy M-1?
and would you recommend the transformer option (MA2.2TX)?

thx
~j.d.

[studjo]

sorry I have no experience with the John Hardy pre at all - so I can't comment. Regarding the tranny - I got one with the tranny option but I heard Tim has a new transformer for his actual MA2.2 - I actually consider buying another one with the new tranny, so I got 2 flavors going - acutally 3 because you can still use the output without tranny - very noiz!

Jo