Big Ben or VHT pitbull?

mwm7 · 25th October 2004

I have a PT HD Accel 2 w/ a 192 and a Rosetta 800. I use the Rosetta 800 for my master clock and everything works fine even though I have it daisey chained to a few outboard devices,

Jusrt sold some stuff and have $ to spend. Would you recommend a Apogee Big Ben for master clock or a VHT pitbull 50 amplifier. I mostly record hard rock music. Right now I have a Peavey 5150 combo, a mesa boogie rectifer preamp and marshall valvestate .. and a bunch of plugs .. gtr rig, amp farm, sans amp and amplitibe ..

I know I am comparing apple and oranges , but what would be the better investment the VHT or the big ben?

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Thanks

drew · 25th October 2004

without a doubt, buy the amp. The amp has the potential to save a session or make you look like a champ when somebody's got a crap rig. The Big Ben might impress your geeky engineer buddies who might hear a subtle improvement in the imaging above 8k blah blah blah....

e-cue · 25th October 2004

Quote:

Originally posted by mwm7
I know I am comparing apple and oranges , but what would be the better investment the VHT or the big ben?
Thanks

I'm with Drew. The Clock will hold it's value till the next new big clock comes out claiming to somehow be more jitter-free than 'jitter-free'. If you VSO a lot, that's the only reason I think you'd want to consider the Big Ben.

Jules · 25th October 2004

Buying one "famous" amp (Engl + 4 x12) has done well for us at my studio.

It continues to delight clients..

MMazurek · 26th October 2004

Yeah, nobody complains about having too many amps.

But two clocks render one useless.

cdog · 26th October 2004

The VHT will suit you well as it sounds distinctly different that the other amps you own.

Buy a VHT 4x12 with it or their Fatbottom 2x12.

If you don't have a ton of digital devices all working together a master clock isn't necessary, even though the BB is a nice one I'm sure your Rosetta 800 sounds pretty good as is.

mwm7 · 26th October 2004

Ok. Thanks for the replies. Using Rosetta for masterclock isn't giving me problems. So if it ain't broke I'm not fixin it and I agree that you can never have enough amps ... just a question of where to put them.

Ruudman · 26th October 2004

Purchase the Big Ben first, then have serious regrets and sell it to me dirt cheap

ruudman

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mwm7 Gear interested Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 5 Thread Starter	Big Ben or VHT pitbull? I have a PT HD Accel 2 w/ a 192 and a Rosetta 800. I use the Rosetta 800 for my master clock and everything works fine even though I have it daisey chained to a few outboard devices, Jusrt sold some stuff and have $ to spend. Would you recommend a Apogee Big Ben for master clock or a VHT pitbull 50 amplifier. I mostly record hard rock music. Right now I have a Peavey 5150 combo, a mesa boogie rectifer preamp and marshall valvestate .. and a bunch of plugs .. gtr rig, amp farm, sans amp and amplitibe .. I know I am comparing apple and oranges , but what would be the better investment the VHT or the big ben? http://gearslutz.com/board/newthread...ead&forumid=1# Thanks

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cdog Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,559 3 Reviews written	The VHT will suit you well as it sounds distinctly different that the other amps you own. Buy a VHT 4x12 with it or their Fatbottom 2x12. If you don't have a ton of digital devices all working together a master clock isn't necessary, even though the BB is a nice one I'm sure your Rosetta 800 sounds pretty good as is.