Advice on a purchase Please...(channel strip)

[Barznbeats1]

I'm spending around $1500.00 I'm looking for a channel strip or a good pre, comp, eq combo.. Any suggestions?? Thank you all very much.

[Polyphony]

Originally Posted by Barznbeats1

I'm spending around $1500.00 I'm looking for a channel strip or a good pre, comp, eq combo.. Any suggestions?? Thank you all very much.

I would suggest an SSL 4000 series if you could find one for that price....

[rjx]

Speck ASC EQ $400 used
JBL 7110 Compressor $200 - $250 used
Groove Tubes Brick $280 used
total: $880

or

Speck ASC EQ $400 used
DBX 160xt Compressor $300 used
ME1nv pre $800 used
total: $1500


Other nice pieces:
RNC comp
RNP pre
Dynamite comp
ect


You didn't say what you wanted everything for, but I assume a little of everything?

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by Polyphony

I would suggest an SSL 4000 series if you could find one for that price....I'm pretty sure you can at that price point tho

WHAT???

[Psyko/Acoustics]

Originally Posted by Polyphony

I would suggest an SSL 4000 series if you could find one for that price....I'm pretty sure you can at that price point tho

Surely he means the plug-ins!

However, last year I was trying to sell a used 4000 series console in a brief stint at a studio... people were lowballing us on a 40 channel console at around $40,000 USD (I'm not certain whether that would translate on a strip by strip basis, considering the effort in racking them).

The owner had purchased it earlier that year for around $80,000 CDN.


Ouch.


I left before they managed to sell it.

[Polyphony]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

WHAT???

yea Tony I'm probably wrong on the price point....but worth looking into for the combo he's looking to buy

[Polyphony]

Originally Posted by Pro-sumer

Surely he means the plug-ins!

However, last year I was trying to sell a used 4000 series console in a brief stint at a studio... people were lowballing us on a 40 channel console at around $40,000 USD (I'm not certain whether that would translate on a strip by strip basis, considering the effort in racking them).

The owner had purchased it earlier that year for around $80,000 CDN.


Ouch.


I left before they managed to sell it.

no I didn't mean plug in's I've seen them around for cheap...just gotta go to the right guy

[TonyBelmont]

That's a horrible idea... It would probably cost more to rack those modules then it would to buy them... They typically sell for around $1800-2000/each... but they won't do you any good, because nobody will rack them for you (it's pricey and too time consuming for most techs to be worth it). Plus, there is probably only a half dozen techs in the US who are competent enough to do the job. It's not like a Neve 1073, which is fairly simple to rack. It is a serious job... At that point, you're better off buying one of the XLogic channel strips for $3000 if you want the SSL sound.

Although, maybe for $1500 you would be better off buying an API 512 in a lunchbox, and the Waves SSL Native bundle.. I can't honestly recommend any hardware channel strip under $2000..

[Polyphony]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

That's a horrible idea... It would probably cost more to rack those modules then it would to buy them... They typically sell for around $1800-2000/each... but they won't do you any good, because nobody will rack them for you (it's pricey and too time consuming for most techs to be worth it). Plus, there is probably only a half dozen techs in the US who are competent enough to do the job. It's not like a Neve 1073, which is fairly simple to rack. It is a serious job... At that point, you're better off buying one of the XLogic channel strips for $3000 if you want the SSL sound.

Although, maybe for $1500 you would be better off buying an API 512 in a lunchbox, and the Waves SSL Native bundle.. I can't honestly recommend any hardware channel strip under $2000..

like I said you gotta go to the right guy....I guess I take my situation for granted sometimes....I apologize....I'm learning too....I happen to be friends with a tech guy so I tend to forget how hard it actually is in that realm

[Polyphony]

but I'm not trying to turn this into an argument you have way more experience then I do and I recognize that....just basing my comments off of my experience...

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by Polyphony

like I said you gotta go to the right guy....I guess I take my situation for granted sometimes....I apologize....I'm learning too....I happen to be friends with a tech guy so I tend to forget how hard it actually is in that realm

It's all good... No argument at all.

But, in this case there isn't really any "right guy" to know. There's only a handful of guys who would be able to properly sort out all of the logic, power, etc on one of those strips (I can literally count them on my two hands). It simply would not be worth it in time and effort for any tech. And the average bench tech would never be able to get the module fully powered up without a lot of headache.... I can elaborate more via PM, but I know many people who have attempted this and many times it ends with the person selling the module and buying something else. I just don't want you or anyone to waste time or money attempting this. It's kind of like trying to put a Ferrari engine in a Honda Civic, can it be done... yes. But, is it worth it.... no way.

[Polyphony]

yea I hear you on that thanks man....but you don't have to worry about me running out to buy an SSL I hate them for recording....I like Neve's for the record process then for mix rent a room with an SSL board....

[Cojo]

Why not an AMEK CIB? I have one and I really like the EQ on it and the comp is ok. I can't comment about the preamp, I use it mainly for line use.

/Cojo

[cynic one]

langevin dvc or manley voxbox?

[rjx]

Originally Posted by cynic

langevin dvc or manley voxbox?

You cant get a voxbox for anywhere near $1500 used

[cynic one]

Originally Posted by rjx

You cant get a voxbox for anywhere near $1500 used

wishful thinking......