Sytek vs Mackie Onyx 800r

tomwehrle · 9th February 2006

The Sytek you can get for around 800 used, 4 channels...or a 800r new for 900, but you get 8 channels...what would you suggest?

tINY · 9th February 2006

Depends what you are doing....

The Sytek is a "color" pre-amp if I'm not mistaken. the Onyx is designed to be clean.

-tINY

lofi_lothario · 9th February 2006

I own the Sytek and have used the Onyx. I thought the sytek sounded a lot better than the onyx. Been very pleased with them so far, had them about a year now. One thing to consider is that the Sytek does not have converters built in like the onyx does. ALso you can get the burr brown op amps in 2 channels of the sytek for a little coloration. I'd recommend the sytek.

Dog_Chao_Chao · 9th February 2006

[QUOTE=tINY][FONT=comic sans ms][COLOR=indigo]

Depends what you are doing....

The Sytek is a "color" pre-amp if I'm not mistaken. the Onyx is designed to be clean.

Sytek is not a color pre-amp. I own one and I love it. Even the burr brown are not that colored. It is a very fast pre-amp. great on drums, but i don´t love it in vocals or distortion guitar amps...I can´t say anything about the onyx ( i own a vlz1604) but i think it is a completly diferent gear. It will offer you much more than the sytek, only not sure how it will sound....

tomwehrle · 9th February 2006

Yeah I like the idea of having some line in for keys, and the imdepence for the first 2 channels...I just can't seem to find many reviews on here of the 800r...i know the Sytek gets a lot of good reviews, i'm curious of the sound of the mackie

warhead · 9th February 2006

Those Onyx preamps are nice, and the converters on those 800R boxes are very good. Both two different animals though!

War

ticohans · 9th February 2006

I have the 400F (recently purchased from War, the guy who posted just before me, awesome to do business with) which has the same pre's as the 800R. In my so-far limited experience, I'm quite happy with them.

The ONYX series gear as a whole has been getting really great reviews everywhere. I don't think I've seen a negative review yet.

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tomwehrle Gear addict Joined: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 401 Thread Starter	Sytek vs Mackie Onyx 800r The Sytek you can get for around 800 used, 4 channels...or a 800r new for 900, but you get 8 channels...what would you suggest? __________________ Tom Wehrle www.tomwehrle.com www.myspace.com/tomwehrle

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Dog_Chao_Chao Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Lisbon Posts: 1,224	[QUOTE=tINY][FONT=comic sans ms][COLOR=indigo] Depends what you are doing.... The Sytek is a "color" pre-amp if I'm not mistaken. the Onyx is designed to be clean. Sytek is not a color pre-amp. I own one and I love it. Even the burr brown are not that colored. It is a very fast pre-amp. great on drums, but i don´t love it in vocals or distortion guitar amps...I can´t say anything about the onyx ( i own a vlz1604) but i think it is a completly diferent gear. It will offer you much more than the sytek, only not sure how it will sound.... __________________ www.goldenponystudio.com

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warhead Jai guru deva om Joined: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 12,253	Those Onyx preamps are nice, and the converters on those 800R boxes are very good. Both two different animals though! War __________________ Warren Dent, Owner - ZenPro Audio: Gear Now & Zen

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9th February 2006	#2
tINY Gear Guru Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 10,233	Depends what you are doing.... The Sytek is a "color" pre-amp if I'm not mistaken. the Onyx is designed to be clean. -tINY

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lofi_lothario Gear nut Joined: May 2005 Location: New York Posts: 130	I own the Sytek and have used the Onyx. I thought the sytek sounded a lot better than the onyx. Been very pleased with them so far, had them about a year now. One thing to consider is that the Sytek does not have converters built in like the onyx does. ALso you can get the burr brown op amps in 2 channels of the sytek for a little coloration. I'd recommend the sytek.

9th February 2006	#7
ticohans Gear nut Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 117	I have the 400F (recently purchased from War, the guy who posted just before me, *awesome* to do business with) which has the same pre's as the 800R. In my so-far limited experience, I'm quite happy with them. The ONYX series gear as a whole has been getting really great reviews everywhere. I don't think I've seen a negative review yet.