Worst gear purchase. What's your turkey?

fast-ideas · 26th April 2007

Just contributed to a thread on the old Roland Vs digital recorders. The Vs840 I had definitely stands out as my most badly judged purchase. I wanted to take the next step and ended up with a machine that would take you ten steps to the side and four back just to record.

What's been yours biggest turkey gear wise?

octatonic · 26th April 2007

Kurzweil K2000.

Only because I bought it secondhand and it was taken out in a lightening strike about a month later.

As far a real turkey- nothing really- maybe the AKG Squalid-tube, although now I've changed tubes and removed the foam inside it is sounding pretty good.

beat you down · 26th April 2007

http://www.harmony-central.com/Newp/...80EX-large.jpg

it looked so fresh back then, but it was TOTAL nightmare!!!!

i returned it and went for a digi 001

3rdeyeKnight · 26th April 2007

...I tried to cut corners and picked up an ART USB Phono Plus Pre. You can never predict how that thing is going to behave after you power it up. Sometimes it's okay, most of the times it's down-right sh!tty. Lately, it's been asking to be replaced with a quality audiophile pre. Soon...

mix-it-well · 26th April 2007

Stitch Emma Mic.
This mic is so damn ugly....looks like it sounds.

MERC476 · 26th April 2007

These things didn't sound good in my studio so I replaced them with some Rockit 8's and can't believe the difference. So I took them to my home studio where I have a pair of alesis M1's for like 6 years and the M1's still sound better minus the fact that the BX8's have more bass but that's about it.

billgennaro · 26th April 2007

neumann 193 and 184. i don't know, i couldn't warm up to these. not bad mics i guess. just didn't suit my "sense of aesthetic" (as fletcher would say).

on the other hand, my biggest good surprise was an original rode nt2. wasn't expecting much, bought it to fill a niche and the price was right. i used it quite a bit until i upgraded my mic collection a few years ago.

bill

cynic one · 26th April 2007

tlm103..........sold it asap :p

Stoneface · 26th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by cynic

tlm103..........sold it asap :p

I actually like and still own the 103. Different strokes for different folks.

I'd have to say my turkey was the dfegad Kawai K4r, rackmount synth. Yuck!

cynic one · 26th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stoneface

I actually like and still own the 103. Different strokes for different folks.

I'd have to say my turkey was the dfegad Kawai K4r, rackmount synth. Yuck!

Only problem I had with it is that it sounds similar to my Blue Baby Bottle....and the bottle was cheaper.

Smitty Boy · 26th April 2007

Roland VariOS.... nuff said.

matthew.sawicki · 27th April 2007

I currently have this Mackie HRS-120 that I hate more than anything I've ever owned or even come across... although if I did own a TLM 103, I would've gotten rid of that too.

t.dizzle · 27th April 2007

Presonus Tubepre. Uuuugghh.

deuc647 · 27th April 2007

Rode NT1-A, it is the most silibant mic i have ever heard

Barznbeats1 · 27th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by t.dizzle

Presonus Tubepre. Uuuugghh.

Your "engineering skills" couldn't work it out?

t.dizzle · 27th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barznbeats1

Your "engineering skills" couldn't work it out?

Why? Why?

tubepre -> dynamic mic -> rough mix -> my house -> no booth

http://www.volatilemusic.net/Music/virtualbitchslap.mp3

Maybe one day you'll realize that I'm helping you.

Mils · 27th April 2007

LOL...
My real butterball was a Toshiba A70 sattelite if you wanna call that gear...P4 1.5 gig of ram, the thing was a nightmare for running protools. I still have it sitting in a box next to me. I do a lot of guerilla style recording in hotel rooms, cars, living rooms and before that I used a Roland Vs-880 wich was reliable as F**K! But I thought I'd upgrade to pro tools and get a lappy with an mbox...I still love the mbox but the Toshiba couldnt handle track counts worth a damn and it constantly overheated and just shut down...mid session. Theres actually an Ihatemytoshibasattalite.com website or something like that.

HIGHENDONLY · 27th April 2007

tlm103

Barznbeats1 · 27th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by t.dizzle

Why? Why?

tubepre -> dynamic mic -> rough mix -> my house -> no booth

http://www.volatilemusic.net/Music/virtualbitchslap.mp3

Maybe one day you'll realize that I'm helping you.

lol!!!!!

Just f*ckin' witcha man...

Alex Niedt · 28th April 2007

Roland XV-88

It was appropriate for me at the time, and I didn't really know what I was doing. Sold it a couple years ago...

Barznbeats1 · 28th April 2007

tlm 103

Farshad · 28th April 2007

Motu Ultra Lite. Horrible preamps. Super unstable (Both PC and Mac). Broke 2 times and Ihad to replace and eventually return it.

KevWest · 28th April 2007

it was an old roland sound module i wish i remember the model number but it didnt last longer than a week in my studio lol

Justice · 28th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by t.dizzle

Presonus Tubepre. Uuuugghh.

dido

mine is a paper weight now

blackcom · 28th April 2007

TLM103 sounds good through a 1073 and TLM193 is THE SHIT for metal guitars!

Barznbeats1 · 28th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackcom

TLM103 sounds good through a 1073 and TLM193 is THE SHIT for metal guitars!

Im sure it does but uh.... My pockets aren't that deep. Can I borrow your 1073?

littledoodler · 28th April 2007

Clavia DDRums.

cherrymusic · 28th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mils

LOL...
My real butterball was a Toshiba A70 sattelite if you wanna call that gear...P4 1.5 gig of ram, the thing was a nightmare for running protools. I still have it sitting in a box next to me. I do a lot of guerilla style recording in hotel rooms, cars, living rooms and before that I used a Roland Vs-880 wich was reliable as F**K! But I thought I'd upgrade to pro tools and get a lappy with an mbox...I still love the mbox but the Toshiba couldnt handle track counts worth a damn and it constantly overheated and just shut down...mid session. Theres actually an Ihatemytoshibasattalite.com website or something like that.

Learned my lesson with laptops, you have to run external (USB 2.0/Firewire) drives to calm the laptop down

Ken Lewis · 29th April 2007

Focusrite ISA 428 four medicore mic pres's for alot of money. I mean they arent BAD, they are just seriously overpriced for their sound quality. i sold it.

Manley ELOP Never did anything i loved on anything. i sold it.

Digi 002. the convertors are terrible. I only keep it so i can use PT on my native rigs when i need to. wish i could sell it.

Stitch333 · 29th April 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by t.dizzle

Why? Why?

tubepre -> dynamic mic -> rough mix -> my house -> no booth

http://www.volatilemusic.net/Music/virtualbitchslap.mp3

Maybe one day you'll realize that I'm helping you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justice

dido

mine is a paper weight now

naaaaaaa....
just put in an old 12ax7, crank the tube gain and you have a good pre for bass. Just make sure you split the bass signal and use that path as an effect.

My turkey was an ART ProChannel 215. Bland. Makes anything you run through it go to sleep.
I went over that thing with new caps and tubes just to see if I could get it to be anything but bland and veiled.
It was a little less bland and veiled.

wow I was unimpressed

Cant stand any of the stock PTLE converters either

26th April 2007	#1
fast-ideas Gear Head Joined: Sep 2005 Location: London Posts: 35 Thread Starter	Worst gear purchase. What's your turkey? Just contributed to a thread on the old Roland Vs digital recorders. The Vs840 I had definitely stands out as my most badly judged purchase. I wanted to take the next step and ended up with a machine that would take you ten steps to the side and four back just to record. What's been yours biggest turkey gear wise?

26th April 2007	#2
octatonic Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,450	Kurzweil K2000. Only because I bought it secondhand and it was taken out in a lightening strike about a month later. As far a real turkey- nothing really- maybe the AKG Squalid-tube, although now I've changed tubes and removed the foam inside it is sounding pretty good. __________________ Regards, Jim Richmond "I don't go to mythical places with strange men." Douglas Adams

26th April 2007	#4
3rdeyeKnight Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Traveler Of Usiria Posts: 672	Not sure if it's the "biggest turkey" but... ...I tried to cut corners and picked up an ART USB Phono Plus Pre. You can never predict how that thing is going to behave after you power it up. Sometimes it's okay, most of the times it's down-right sh!tty. Lately, it's been asking to be replaced with a quality audiophile pre. Soon... __________________ -ignorance is not a trend-

26th April 2007	#6
MERC476 Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2007 Location: PROVIDENCE Posts: 667	M-AUDIO BX8's These things didn't sound good in my studio so I replaced them with some Rockit 8's and can't believe the difference. So I took them to my home studio where I have a pair of alesis M1's for like 6 years and the M1's still sound better minus the fact that the BX8's have more bass but that's about it. __________________ www.twitter.com/mercbeats

27th April 2007	#12
matthew.sawicki Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 522	I currently have this Mackie HRS-120 that I hate more than anything I've ever owned or even come across... although if I did own a TLM 103, I would've gotten rid of that too. __________________ Matthew Sawicki www.suburbanprostudios.com follow me on twitter! twitter.com/matthewsawicki

26th April 2007	#3
beat you down Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,404	http://www.harmony-central.com/Newp/...80EX-large.jpg it looked so fresh back then, but it was TOTAL nightmare!!!! i returned it and went for a digi 001

26th April 2007	#5
mix-it-well Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Gießen ,Germany/Sefrou , Morocco Posts: 724	Stitch Emma Mic. This mic is so damn ugly....looks like it sounds.

26th April 2007	#7
billgennaro Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 566	neumann 193 and 184. i don't know, i couldn't warm up to these. not bad mics i guess. just didn't suit my "sense of aesthetic" (as fletcher would say). on the other hand, my biggest good surprise was an original rode nt2. wasn't expecting much, bought it to fill a niche and the price was right. i used it quite a bit until i upgraded my mic collection a few years ago. bill

26th April 2007	#8
cynic one Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Location: san jose, califas Posts: 2,610	tlm103..........sold it asap :p

26th April 2007	#11
Smitty Boy Gear nut Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 76	Roland VariOS.... nuff said.

27th April 2007	#13
t.dizzle Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: Purgatory Posts: 913	Presonus Tubepre. Uuuugghh.

27th April 2007	#14
deuc647 Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,017	Rode NT1-A, it is the most silibant mic i have ever heard

27th April 2007	#17
Mils Gear nut Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 108	LOL... My real butterball was a Toshiba A70 sattelite if you wanna call that gear...P4 1.5 gig of ram, the thing was a nightmare for running protools. I still have it sitting in a box next to me. I do a lot of guerilla style recording in hotel rooms, cars, living rooms and before that I used a Roland Vs-880 wich was reliable as F*K! But I thought I'd upgrade to pro tools and get a lappy with an mbox...I still love the mbox but the Toshiba couldnt handle track counts worth a damn and it constantly overheated and just shut down...mid session. Theres actually an Ihatemytoshibasattalite.com website or something like that. __________________ "All this gearsluttery sometimes distracts me from my main focus - writing and producing music."* - Methlab, June 8, 2006

27th April 2007	#18
HIGHENDONLY Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Middlebury CT Posts: 824	tlm103

28th April 2007	#20
Alex Niedt Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 680	Roland XV-88 It was appropriate for me at the time, and I didn't really know what I was doing. Sold it a couple years ago... __________________ http://soundcloud.com/alexniedt/beyonce-end-of-time Beyoncé - End Of Time (Alex Niedt Remix)

28th April 2007	#21
Barznbeats1 Gear addict Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 404	tlm 103

28th April 2007	#22
Farshad Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,331	Motu Ultra Lite. Horrible preamps. Super unstable (Both PC and Mac). Broke 2 times and Ihad to replace and eventually return it. __________________ Apogee Rosetta 200, Lexicon PCM91, DSI Evolver, Microwave XTK, Kurzweil K2661, Alesis Fusion 8HD, Yamaha TG77, Roland JD990/D550, Korg 01R/W, SCA N72s

28th April 2007	#23
KevWest New School Boom Bap Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,946	it was an old roland sound module i wish i remember the model number but it didnt last longer than a week in my studio lol __________________ www.KevWestBeats.com http://www.Facebook.com/KevWestbeats http://www.Twitter.com/KevWestBeats http://soundcloud.com/kevwestbeats/cinema-instrumental

28th April 2007	#25
blackcom Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 985	TLM103 sounds good through a 1073 and TLM193 is THE SHIT for metal guitars!

28th April 2007	#27
littledoodler Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Beezers' Nook Posts: 780 1 Review written	Clavia DDRums.

29th April 2007	#29
Ken Lewis Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,028	Focusrite ISA 428 four medicore mic pres's for alot of money. I mean they arent BAD, they are just seriously overpriced for their sound quality. i sold it. Manley ELOP Never did anything i loved on anything. i sold it. Digi 002. the convertors are terrible. I only keep it so i can use PT on my native rigs when i need to. wish i could sell it.

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