All Advertisers
| All Advertisers |
12th December 2006
| #1 |
| Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 367
Thread Starter | V76 vs. V72
The TAB V76 has been called "the Godfather of all preamps". V76 has 4 tubes V72 has 2 tubes I can get a pair of V72 mic preamps for the same price as a single V76 mic preamp. Why should I go with the V76? Is the difference really THAT big? |
|  |
|
12th December 2006
| #2 |
| Lives for gear | Go to the TAB-FUNKENWERK SITE
These sites have lots of good Telefunken info: http://www.tab-funkenwerk.com/id9.html and http://www.mercenary.com/askolbolarma.html |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #3 |
| Lives for gear  Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, Texas USofA
Posts: 1,671
|
Other than the obvious difference in gain, the V76 has a more open top end than the 72 to my ears but I have only worked with the V72 twice. The V76 is the sweetest pre I've ever used and wish I hadn't sold two of the four I bought in 2000.
__________________ "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson should have said this, but didn't www.yellowdogstudios.com |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #4 |
| Lives for gear  Joined: Dec 2006 Location: HAMBURG
Posts: 701
|
I use both.....if you set the76 to 34 db it is pretty much the same as a 72 to my ears. When you have a whisperer in front of the mike and you crank it up you ll get better results with the 76.Although i know people that claim the 72 to be the superiour preamp . They are both excellent. resale value is better with the 76 in the long run i guess.....but thats just a guess...  |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #5 |
| Lives for gear  |
Wish I hadn't sold two of the two I had  |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #6 |
| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Location: HAMBURG
Posts: 701
|  |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #7 |
| Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 367
Thread Starter |
Thank you guys! What I hear you say is that they are about equally great.... Some even prefer the cheaper V72. And since the V72 is half the $ I guess that would be the best buy, right... Other opinions? |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #8 | |
| Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 367
Thread Starter | Quote:
Lucky slut! What's the VU thing in the middle? | |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #9 |
| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Location: HAMBURG
Posts: 701
|
If I wouldnt have anyof them i would get two v72s instead of 1 v76...if that is the choice...  |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #10 |
| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Location: HAMBURG
Posts: 701
|
The thing in the middle is a "pegeltongenerator" which is more a gimmick than a workhorse . The other stuff: V76 x2 , v72x2, n52a, another v72 is with the doctor....  |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #11 |
| Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 367
Thread Starter |  Looks amazing! |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #12 |
| Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, Texas USofA
Posts: 1,671
|
Given the age of these historic models, no doubt the condition of the components would affect the sound from module to module, and I wonder if the V72s I used simply weren't up to spec (Oliver did a fantastic job on my 76s) and suffered on the top end.
|
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #13 |
| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Location: HAMBURG
Posts: 701
|    Actually hardly use it but it looks nice....in the long run it will have to go when another v76 joins the others
|
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #14 | |
| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Location: HAMBURG
Posts: 701
| Quote:
Very well possible.....or...if they were from a broadcast studio they might have had the top cut off..... heard about that  | |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #15 |
| Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 367
Thread Starter |
If I buy the 2xV72 and also want to use it for bass/Rhodes/synth/guitar I would need a seperate D.I. right? Any suggestions? What about this: http://www.tab-funkenwerk.com/imagel...et=tlx_pic7839 |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #16 | |
| Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, Texas USofA
Posts: 1,671
| Quote:
| |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #17 |
| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Location: HAMBURG
Posts: 701
|
Or ....in Germany :Neue Heimat.....basically same procedure....not cheap....racking two v72s (including matching etc) costs about a 1000 euros....If you will be working mainly with those two it might be a good idea. http://www.hestudiotechnik.de/englis...o_building.htm Last edited by HEADROOM; 12th December 2006 at 05:28 PM.. Reason: link |
|
| |
|
12th December 2006
| #18 |
| Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 367
Thread Starter |
I am actually going to buy from Neue Heimat. But I don't think their racks include D.I.
|
|
| |
|
14th December 2006
| #19 |
| Lives for gear  Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,275
|
i could have sworn i posted a picture of my v76 serviced and racked by marquette audio.... it's gone now. ?? 
__________________ =================== "Let's be discrete" |
|
| |
|
14th December 2006
| #20 |
| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,275
|
so, i work with some nice preamps on a regular basis. the v76, when it's in good working order, is probably the best sounding to my ears.
|
|
| |
|
14th December 2006
| #21 |
| Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 367
Thread Starter |
STRANGE......  Half of this thread has been deleted... What happened??? |
|
| |
|
14th December 2006
| #22 |
| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Location: HAMBURG
Posts: 701
|
obviously they had some server issues....  SUGARMAN, I forgot to ask :how much are they charging for the v76s .....just being nosy |
|
| |
|
14th December 2006
| #23 |
| Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 367
Thread Starter |
Geuss so... A shame. It was a really good thread I think... But I am a very happy man right now because I just bought a pair of V76/80 preamps on ebay - in mint condition. They are on their way to HE studiotechnik for rackmounting. I did it, I did it!   Did you have yours modified for full freq-response? I have been told that this is a bad idea and a big misunderstanding, because the bumb at 16 kHz and 40 Hz actually is desireable (the bumb occurs right before cutoff) And that makes the sound bigger. And also the converters in a DAW setup have troubles handling freq under 25 Hz anyways and makes the sound worse. So I think I will leave it with the original freq-response. What is your thoughts? |
|
| |
|
14th December 2006
| #24 | |
| Lives for gear  Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Austria
Posts: 942
| Quote:
| |
|
| |
|
14th December 2006
| #25 |
| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Location: HAMBURG
Posts: 701
|
My v76s are unmodified .....What did you pay for it? If you dont want to reveal thats OK of course , just want to know what they go for today...
|
|
| |
|
14th December 2006
| #26 |
| Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 367
Thread Starter |
SUGARMAN, I forgot to ask :how much are they charging for the v76s .....just being nosy[/QUOTE] I got them for 1500 Euro each Racking a pair at HE studiotechnik is 890 Euro Another german dealer has one V76f for 1508 Euro - I just talked to him and they still have it. www.sonicworld.de |
|
| |
|
14th December 2006
| #27 |
| Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 367
Thread Starter |
Any suggestions for DI box to go into my V76? Active or passive? Don't know much about what is best for what... Use for bass, electric guitar, Rhodes, synth. Brands??? |
|
| |
New Reply 
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| v76 as compared to the v72? | Marlowe | So much gear, so little time! | 6 | 5th February 2012 06:07 PM |
| |
