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15th July 2008, 12:14 AM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Sep 2006
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|  Hmmmm finally ive got my own 4081.  My first impressions: first when i've got it unpacked and immediately opened it up to compare with my 1081. Im not a real tech dude -so im not sure at all- but as far as I see its more or less like my good old friend 1081.My only bad feeling was the red knobs are a little plastic for me....but I havent tried via Rs or USB! Than i plugged it up to hear whats up. Its a great REAL neve sounding unit for me more intense in the mid section.I let it thru it some mixes as well and compared with my aws900 and that was amazing.its more understandable sound and more detailed. I will post some samples next week 1081 vs 4081 I think this IS a really great unit.  RoB |
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15th July 2008, 12:22 AM
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19th July 2008, 01:54 AM
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But!!!Smthg strange is happening with the unit sometimes it just restart...I just hope its was just one unit which was doing that now ive got a new one hope it will work fine RoB | |
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22nd July 2008, 03:30 AM
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| Gear Head  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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| 4081 impressions... RoB, Hey, were you able to get those photos over the weekend? Also, what are your impressions of the 4081, sonically speaking. I am curious and getting ready to invest a bit more in my studio. Thanks - Ben |
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23rd July 2008, 12:57 AM
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| these are the first three pix.sorry i did the photos with my phone so quality is .... For me the inside capacitors are identical to the ones in 1081.the big thing IMHO in the unit -perhaps u cant see it so clearly- are those 4 huge green transformers are the same as well  |
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23rd July 2008, 01:02 AM
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| The rest...hope u will see those transformers better here  RoB |
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28th July 2008, 08:51 PM
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| Gear interested Join Date: Jul 2008
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| Neve 4081 vs Universal audio 8110 vs tascam 4800 How does the neve 4081 pre-amp stand vs Universal audio 8110? What about the pre-amp of the DM 4800 Tascam digital desk? Thanks for your help Gab |
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31st July 2008, 02:45 AM
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| Dear Gab, ive never met with that Tascam thing.I love UA products.Love the sound of 4110 it has a unique character.cant say its a good 'all-around' pre like the Focusrite ISA series. All my best, RoB Quote:
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31st July 2008, 02:49 AM
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| Can't wait to hear those samples. 
__________________ "All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green." Goethe Looking to Buy the following Neumann Telefunken M-269C Neve 1081/1093 Prism ADA-8XR or ADA8 RCA44BX/77DX/BK5/STC 4038 Ribbon Mics |
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31st July 2008, 02:59 AM
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could you include the AWS900's pres as well??? 1081 vs 4081 vs AWS
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1st August 2008, 12:45 AM
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11th August 2008, 02:00 AM
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11th August 2008, 02:14 AM
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12th August 2008, 01:32 AM
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the ic's are for the digit conversion and for the usb communications i guess.... Nukmusic dont worry samples are up soon! RoB | |
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12th August 2008, 03:09 PM
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| I got to feel one up at a dealer last week, so only from a physical sense it it felt cheap, the red plastic knobs wobbled in their place. but thats counts for nothing on how they sound. OTOH my Vintech's X73 metal knobs are solid and feel like they will last forever. and again, nothing to do with sound.
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12th August 2008, 05:42 PM
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| the neve 1073, 1081 ....have all plastic-knobs ...nobody screams usb firewire & adda option.... needs ic- circuits i think this is a great design ! thx for pix :) |
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14th August 2008, 12:20 AM
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But it feels more plastic on the 4081 but....for that price....dont give a **** Ive tried the 1073dpd and if they are going to put that adda into the 4081 huhh Neve is neve I dont wanna watching or feel anything on the unit. BTW both on my 2 dual 1081 psu the module doesnt fit into the rack.Do I care? Not at all because it has a character. RoB | |
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18th September 2008, 05:02 AM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Denver
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| 4081 Finally got mine in today. I have not yet had enough time with it to make any real assessments. I will say this however, I was a bit concerned in the lack of detail in packaging, no paperwork, warranty card, etc. The unit looks kind of spotty or soiled on the top/side panel, it may have just become this way since it was not wrapped in any plastic. Not that these things affect the sound, but I would expect a product in this price range to be packaged accordingly, I will call the dealer tomorrow to confirm that this product was new. The build quality feels solid, yes it has plastic knobs but this is not an issue for me whatsoever, plastic components are sometimes best for specific purposes. Overall, I am quite pleased about the physical quality and finish. I will post further once I spend more time with it. Art Bodin
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19th September 2008, 07:41 PM
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 | I'd be really interested in comments as to how the 4081 sounds compared to a 1081, original or reissue. As it can be seen in the pictures posted above and as it was confirmed to me by AMS-Neve, the unit doesn't feature the output transformer of the original (nor does the 1081R); they said it's been replaced by a modern, high performance solid state design and they've tried to match it to the original as closely as possible. Anyone tried them side by side? |
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5th November 2008, 01:54 PM
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| hows it going guys been a while sine anyone said anything on this so what do ye think of the 4081? thanks |
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5th November 2008, 06:39 PM
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| ...in addition, what's the status of the advertised digital card? Is it shipping or still in development? |
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12th November 2008, 09:44 PM
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| I´m interested how this thing sounds. Any comments ? Is it possible to control gain from Pro Tools ? Thanks ! shaman |
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30th November 2008, 07:20 PM
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| Anymore feelings on the 4081.. |
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1st December 2008, 12:50 AM
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Yeh, I feel like I should get mine end of next week.  I hope they sound great! I feel they will. TT | |
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