compare gA73 pre to zed 16r

Filmusic · 24th January 2012

just comparing pres...nothing else, what do you prefer and why

Puffer Fish · 24th January 2012

are the preamps in the 16R the same as in the other ZED boards? If so, I generally find them okay, but a bit stale and unable to excite me when I compare them to other preamps. They do not ever offend, but just sound a bit.... ummm... like the sound is deflated, like a helium balloon two days later--don't you just love my analogies! They are certainly not harsh and did not sound veiled or cloudy. I am referring specifically to the preamps on a ZED 428. Anyway, that is what I experienced from ZED preamps... but they may not be the same on the different boards.

Filmusic · 26th January 2012

watching a few promos, A&H state that the zedr16 have their best preamps

not certain if their the same as the board you cited

i snagged a golden age and really like it - but see the cost per channel for pres as much better the moment i find a great board with 16 of them for a couple of grand

still searching

metalmatt · 26th January 2012

I own the zed R16 and the pres are amazing and the pres in the r16 are different from those in the zed 428. the r16 pres have a great warm, and punchy analogue sound in my opinion. i Also own a fully modded GAP 73 and love it as well.

trevoire520 · 27th January 2012

Personally I would love to hear some comparison clips between the GAP and the R16 pre's (got a R16 coming next week!

) BLA B12A would be cool too.

There was a comparison between the R16 and a API on the Sneap forum and the R16 came across VERY well imo.

Matt, hook us up with some metal R16/GAP reamps man!

Puffer Fish · 27th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by metalmatt

I own the zed R16 and the pres are amazing and the pres in the r16 are different from those in the zed 428.

I did not know that. I did wonder though, given how folks laud the R16. I wonder what A&H did differently on the preamp circuit?

metalmatt · 27th January 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by trevoire520

Personally I would love to hear some comparison clips between the GAP and the R16 pre's (got a R16 coming next week!

) BLA B12A would be cool too.

There was a comparison between the R16 and a API on the Sneap forum and the R16 came across VERY well imo.

Matt, hook us up with some metal R16/GAP reamps man!

I don't have any reamps but i just got done recording two songs in our new studio on the zed and gap, all the drums are on the zed and the guitars, bass, and vocals or done on the gap you can hear ill post them.

mattqualls · 27th January 2012

I have the zedr16 and I love the pre's. I often find myself wanting some new pre's but I always come back to the idea that the pre's in the board sound great. I think the only thing it lacks is the ability to get dirty, which would be cool.

24th January 2012	#1
Filmusic Gear nut Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 120 Thread Starter	compare gA73 pre to zed 16r just comparing pres...nothing else, what do you prefer and why

26th January 2012	#3
Filmusic Gear nut Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 120 Thread Starter	watching a few promos, A&H state that the zedr16 have their best preamps not certain if their the same as the board you cited i snagged a golden age and really like it - but see the cost per channel for pres as much better the moment i find a great board with 16 of them for a couple of grand still searching __________________ Cheers Filmusic (making music on a ton of vintage guitars and a few nice vocal mikes...one Protools/Ableton/Record-Reason file at a time)

26th January 2012	#4
metalmatt Gear nut Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Miamisburg ,Ohio Posts: 133	I own the zed R16 and the pres are amazing and the pres in the r16 are different from those in the zed 428. the r16 pres have a great warm, and punchy analogue sound in my opinion. i Also own a fully modded GAP 73 and love it as well. __________________ Purple Monkey Recording Studio WWW.PURPLEMONKEYRECORDINGSTUDIO.COM

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24th January 2012	#2
Puffer Fish Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2009 Location: South Central Pennsylvania Posts: 1,173 4 Reviews written	are the preamps in the 16R the same as in the other ZED boards? If so, I generally find them okay, but a bit stale and unable to excite me when I compare them to other preamps. They do not ever offend, but just sound a bit.... ummm... like the sound is deflated, like a helium balloon two days later--don't you just love my analogies! They are certainly not harsh and did not sound veiled or cloudy. I am referring specifically to the preamps on a ZED 428. Anyway, that is what I experienced from ZED preamps... but they may not be the same on the different boards.

27th January 2012	#5
trevoire520 Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 269	Personally I would love to hear some comparison clips between the GAP and the R16 pre's (got a R16 coming next week! ) BLA B12A would be cool too. There was a comparison between the R16 and a API on the Sneap forum and the R16 came across VERY well imo. Matt, hook us up with some metal R16/GAP reamps man!

27th January 2012	#8
mattqualls Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 228 5 Reviews written	I have the zedr16 and I love the pre's. I often find myself wanting some new pre's but I always come back to the idea that the pre's in the board sound great. I think the only thing it lacks is the ability to get dirty, which would be cool.