Millennia HV3 and Gordon mic preamps

[jpupo74]

Originally Posted by Samuel L. Lord

Number one was a clear winner to me--I picked blindly just now after a few repeats of alternating cuts. So...

Hi Samuel,

Have you AB them with Laake-People Audio preamps?

Regards,
Pupo

[Sam Lord]

...now I heard the wav files--plosives of STT starker, bass and depth from Gordon more honest, 3d. The Gordon at first sounds more tubular with an apparently buttery, slippery top, but the transparency across the range demonstrates more honest sound in general. Thanks Steve and Soundog.

[Sam Lord]

Originally Posted by jpupo74

Hi Samuel, Have you AB them with Laake-People Audio preamps?
Regards, Pupo

Sorry no, but I will check out other comparisons--soon will get 3DAudio Preamp DVD...Take care, Sam

[pointsnorth]

Thanks for posting the original comparison of the Gordon and Millenia.

I thought the second recording was more natural, felt more immediate, with greater resolution and sense of separation of the vocal lines - so musically it felt more complete and satisfying to listen to. So my preference on the acapella vocals was the Millenia hands down.

I have not been able to open the further four files that were posted ..... Its like standing outside not having a ticket to the show- #@*&%$!

Pointsnorth

[The Owl]

I second the opinion of the previous poster >Its like standing outside not having a ticket to the show- #@*&%$!<

I also would like to hear the Gordon vrs. Pendulum sample posted here but it won't open in my system as well ?

Windows media player reports I do not have the proper Codec installed..

Which format is thei Gordon-Pendulum sample posted in ?
Where do I find the right Codec..

I have listened to lots of audio samples on this site but this one is a nogo.

Help Please :-)

Thanks !

[jpupo74]

Hi All,

Some other issue involving these AB comparisons is the fact that not every mic "feels comfortable" beeing chained with certain preamps, Millenia, GML, Gordons. Sometimes we forget how important matching is and judge a mic ir a mic preamp in a specific chain. It's better to try just to know the gear and analyze how certain mics work through certain preamps. This is a more obejctive approach.

On mic pres I really want to try are the Fred Forsselle's models, I've heard that they're buil to the highest standards of engineering and by a great designer.

Regards,
Pupo

[squeegybug]

Originally Posted by The Owl

Windows media player reports I do not have the proper Codec installed..

Which format is thei Gordon-Pendulum sample posted in ?

The Gordon-Pendulum files are 48k 24-bit .wav format. My Windows Media Player 10 won't play 24 bit files.... so maybe try another player like Winamp, foobar, Audacity, etc.

There are some links to other Gordon comparisons to A-Designs as well in this thread.

re the matching mics -- I've used about 30 different mics into all those preamps I've tested, and preferred the Gordon on every single one. I think it doesn't worry about matching so much as some... having the input at 2 Mohm impedance just doesn't cause any interference or loading with the mics. Mainly the issue becomes getting the right mic for the performer.

Steve

[jpupo74]

Originally Posted by squeegybug

The Gordon-Pendulum files are 48k 24-bit .wav format. My Windows Media Player 10 won't play 24 bit files.... so maybe try another player like Winamp, foobar, Audacity, etc.

There are some links to other Gordon comparisons to A-Designs as well in this thread.

re the matching mics -- I've used about 30 different mics into all those preamps I've tested, and preferred the Gordon on every single one. I think it doesn't worry about matching so much as some... having the input at 2 Mohm impedance just doesn't cause any interference or loading with the mics. Mainly the issue becomes getting the right mic for the performer.

Steve

Hi Steve,

I was not talking just about impedance matching, design make a huge difference when testing different chains but it's nice to see that Gordons work nice on everything.

Regards,
Pupo