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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: around the corner
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Thread Starter | Higher end Gear you've hated? Seems like all the questions have been asked, except this one. (As far as I have read) Are there any higher end gear, pres, mics,comps,lims, EQ's, that have just stunk to the trolls, especially given the cost?? Lets say cost per "thing" is 800 bux and up...to... more $$$$$$$$  |
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN
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| TLM 103 BLUE Blueberry Dramwer 1960 RND Protico Preamp, not "hate" though, more like "why?"
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: around the corner
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Thread Starter | Have to agree with the 103... That rhymes!!! I are gonna work that to be into a rap tune!!  |
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Brooklyn, New York
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| TC Finalizers Focusrite Red pre's Sony DASH recorders Best regards, Steve Berson |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear Head  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: R-Kansas
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| Monster cables. Not quite $800, but still too expensive for their quality. |
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Up here
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| U87. It's a standard in many studios but I've tried them a few times and could never learn to like its sound. No thanks... And Focusrite Red from the mid-90s. Uninteresting to me. Keep it... AKG 414. I used to like them and used them every day but using one now is very unsatisfying. |
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Mar 2006
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| Almost everything newer than 50's tube gear annoys me. |
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Put the tlm 103 on djembe / hand drum / toms ( especially floor ) IT IS ABOUT THE WHOLE CHAIN THOUGH RIGHT ??? I remember one post where homeboy was dissing 414's ........ he had it plugged into a tascam 8-track cassette recorder with a 1/4" adapter ......... LOL the mic wasn't the problem !! Know what I'm saying ??? Then again I bought my 103's for $700 ea ( years ago ) | |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2005
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| gotta agree with the TLM 103. Way too much sizzle. World away from my AEA R84. That said, I bet the TLM 103 would make a good mic for a rapper. It's got presence up the wazooo. |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear nut  Join Date: Jun 2004
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| DAV-BG1. I bought into all the Hype on this for once. It had a dull sounding top end and the transient response was not up to par. Although it did sound decent on slow melodic instruments, organ, sax etc.. The piano was where it really showed its weakness. Solo acoustic Martin was not very pleasing at all. Again the plucking transients were weak. Jim williams mod is supposed to help with these weaknesses from what I read here. dfegad on the hype guys.  |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear addict  Join Date: May 2005
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: beautiful Carlsbad, CA
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| Pro Tools 192. I remember someone saying, "it's better". Neve 80 series consoles. One big fuzztone, aural exciter all rolled into one. Neumann TLM mics, oh what Sennheiser has done to this company! I'm sure to be real popular with these selections. Jim Williams Audio Upgrades |
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hungary
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 )).Ok, hate almost every "new" neumann (agreed that sennheiser did wrong thing with that company). Toooo much overpriced and overhyped, but sonically they are so so. Second is Protools. Regards Tamas Dragon | |
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: here
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| Pro Tools Some UA re-issues Monster Cables Avalon 737 and 747 |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear Head  Join Date: May 2005 Location: Austin, Texas
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Let me start by saying, if you are disappointed with your Gama, I'm sure that we can make arrangements with Vintage King to get you into something else, with no hassels. We want you to be completely satisfied. I've just got to add, that the Gama is not an api clone, imitation, or knock off of any kind. It's not a tube mic pre, maybe that is what you were expecting. Both the API and the Gama are discrete mic pres, as are Helios, Neve, Quad Eight, and Calrec. Our mic pres have three switchable output transformer modes, one of them being transformerless. It is designed from scratch, made with our custom opamps and custom wound transformers. Best Regards, Peter Reardon (818) 951-6092 | |
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago
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| Disappointing gear, hmmmm: Protools untill HD Most Focusrite gear I've used/ owned AKG 460s Manley ELOP compressor Newer Neumann Mics |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX
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6th August 2006
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| ProTools software since OSX. Focusrite Red mic amps. Drawmer 1960 Drawmer 1961 Raindirk (Series III?) Desk Harrison Desk All the Joe Meek stuff I've ever seen Focusrite Platinums Focusrtie... actually all of it apart from the Green and ISA series, and Red comp is OK too! Mackie monitors Flying Faders Hell... loads more I'm sure- I'm a whinging git after all! |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Asheville, NC
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| Audient SUMO. |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear Head Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Baltimore
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 | I kinda sorta agree with the Blue Blueberry, I think its great on acoustic guitars, but recently had a barotone singer with a very raspy voice.....ouch....sounded horrible.....went stright for the good ol SM58.... Theron D Quote:
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6th August 2006
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| Gear Guru  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA
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| Distressor (British Mode) I know. I'm the only one! U-67 (I've tried three and just don't get it). Avalon 737sp |
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York Friggin' City
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| Focusrite Liquid Channel. YECHH!  Any AKG 414 made after 1989. ESPECIALLY the current version! What is Harman thinking? Sheesh. Neve Capricorn (sorry!) from the scribble strips to the crappy dynamics to the wonky fade algorthms. I think the first six months of TLM 103 production mics were great, the last two years sound harsh in comparison. Anyone know if they were tooled differently or outsourced to a third world country? Henry, any idea if the 67's you worked with were in good condition, or recently checked/tuned? When they're right, they are stunning. When they are in mediocre condition, they're only a doorstop. Sorry you have only found doorstops! |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear Guru Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA
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| Re 67 - That's what I've heard. I believe one of them had recently been worked on. But I can't tell what. Each time there was a mid range honk I found uncomfortable. |
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6th August 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: minneapolis, mn
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| TLM 103 -- sold mine KM 184's -- want to sell them Avalon 2022, 737 (but i like the 747) to me, these seem like nouveau high end pieces ... not really high end at all... funny, they were all really bright! |
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6th August 2006
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| Distressors. The high end of Massive Passive. ruudman |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear maniac Join Date: May 2005
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| Avalon 737 fuuck fuuck tutt |
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6th August 2006
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Jan 2005
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| new neumann's, and the api line mixer. |
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Have you played with C. Peacock? ruudman | |
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