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11th December 2009, 01:36 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: North Carolina
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 | Great River ME1-NV....... Whats up? I've seen an awfully lot of Great River ME1-NV's for sale on Ebay and here in the classified sections lately. All of the demos that I have heard of these pres were absolutely stellar!  I've been seriously contemplating purchasing one. However, all of these for sale have raised my curiosity. As I stated earlier, all the demos I've heard were great and all the shootouts I've listened to, almost always I preferred the Great River to its opponent. I'd like to hear opinions from current and past owners of the ME1-NV. Thanks...... |
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11th December 2009, 01:56 AM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2007
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| I like mine. |
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11th December 2009, 02:00 AM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: milky way, usa
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| great sounding pre. i wouldn't sell mine ever. pretty versatile too as far as different sounds. a brilliant engineer friend of mine put it this way, he said we are in a second golden age of great audio equipment and the preamps like this GR are gonna be the classics people look back on and seek out for their amazing sound. i think it would be pretty hard to go wrong with one of these. good luck. ;) |
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11th December 2009, 02:42 AM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2007
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| Maybe everyone is selling their ME1-NVs so they can buy the stereo version |
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11th December 2009, 02:46 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: calgary canada
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| Maybe they are not the Gearslutz flavour of the week so guys are selling theirs to get the newest thing. I say if you like the sound of them, count your blessings and take advantage of some of the deals that are out there to be had! Get yourself a Great River. |
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11th December 2009, 03:07 AM
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| You'd have to pry mine from my dead hand.
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11th December 2009, 03:13 AM
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the pre is so good that people have sold their single channels for the MP2NV stereo version more channels of Great River is addictive.
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11th December 2009, 05:01 AM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Dec 2007
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| i have considered selling mine for the 2 channel version |
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11th December 2009, 06:26 AM
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| I'm as surprised as you that people are selling these things. They're really very good. I agree preamps like the Great River and the Pacifica are really the classic preamps of this era. |
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11th December 2009, 04:14 PM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: North Carolina
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| Thanks guys! It looks as though this one will be my next pre purchase. Wish I had the cash for the stereo version. Still keep those comments coming. Thanks!  |
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11th December 2009, 05:03 PM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bristol
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|  Getting mine next week. Woo hoo |
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11th December 2009, 05:11 PM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle, WA USA
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| I'd only sell mine to get the 2 channel version as well.... although, I've recently been tempted to just buy a second one used and rack them together. I'd jump on a great deal, but the people selling them used are not discounting very heavily. It's always my first call pre-amp for single sources.
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11th December 2009, 05:17 PM
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Western Canada
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| i have 2 |
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11th December 2009, 05:21 PM
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| Jai guru deva om  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina
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 There are tons of these in use all over the world, I don't know that I would call it a trend and even if it were, it's not because they aren't good, they sound incredible and are more versatile than most. The ME-1NV is simply one of the greatest buys in single channel preamps on earth. War
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11th December 2009, 05:30 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2005 Location: Basel, Switzerland
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 | Maybe many folks buy them based on hype, expecting to be overwhelmed by some über-spectacular character, and are disappointed when all they hear is a very good, spectacularly UNspectacular, very reliable preamp. I, for one, am a very happy GR500-NV user.
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11th December 2009, 05:49 PM
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| It's the emergence of the GAP Pre-73. I believe it's somewhat responsible. Makes other Neve-alikes expendable (and frees up a significant amount of $ in these challenging times). My theory.  |
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11th December 2009, 06:20 PM
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BINGO that's exactly what i'm thinking about mine. i love it. i think even if there was a four channel version like API3124, it wouldn't be out of the question. i could definitely make great use of it. i record synths, guitars, beatboxes, voiceovers and vocals over it. its not just me, several clients and voice talents made remarks about the "fantastic sound" of their performance when i started using one, without me mentioning anything about getting one. fwiw.
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11th December 2009, 07:20 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2003 Location: oshawa,ontario
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| It could also be the economy. People needing funds. I love my ME1NV. Gonna get another one! |
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11th December 2009, 07:37 PM
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| it's a Great Pre...Here's what's going down. People are unemployed and Broke and they have no choice. This is why I sold mine to my best friend but he is letting me buy it back :) |
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11th December 2009, 07:41 PM
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| Jai guru deva om Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina
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Seems like selling it and losing $$$ in the process might not be worth it...! War
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11th December 2009, 07:43 PM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michigan, USA
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| I love mine and would starve without it. I want another one as soon as possible. Great sounding pre! |
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11th December 2009, 07:53 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wailuku, Maui, Hi
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| Great Pre. Use it on most projects.
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11th December 2009, 08:38 PM
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| A couple of posters on a Danish forum found that the GR had brought out sibilants, one mentioned a Soundelux195, the other a SE Gemini II. Anyone here noticed this, or does it just come from revealing the mics own character? I mainly use a Lauten Horizon for my own voice (bright male voice) and am strongly considering the GR. Anyone tried it with the Horizon on male vox?
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11th December 2009, 11:18 PM
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11th December 2009, 11:29 PM
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Phx,AZ
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| Vocals through an SM7>ME1NV>CL1b>MC77.Yarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! |
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12th December 2009, 01:12 AM
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| Has anyone compared the GR500-NV version to the ME1-NV? Any difference? |
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12th December 2009, 03:36 AM
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Jan 2009
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a good sounding pre /a smooth one like GR especially/ doesnt play such a role in sibilance in my opinion, as sibilance isnt created in there but appears during the performance, so most important part is the mic capturing whats being performed.. Funny thing is that I usually choose Great River over other pres mostly with sibilant vocalists as it helps / controls / tames the sizzle bit. I usually try to find the mic first, then changing a pre.. and being careful with comp on the way in.. | |
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12th December 2009, 03:55 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weymouth, MA U.S.A.
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| people are getting rid of them so they can save some money and get the 500 version of it. Same sound, much cheaper. |
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12th December 2009, 04:16 AM
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| I've been looking at selling it to buy the 2 channel but in the end it doesn't seem that it would really save me anything over just buying another single channel if you look at what they're going for used. They hold their value pretty well and bought new the 2 channel is only $25 less than (2) single channels.
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12th December 2009, 04:22 AM
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| Gear addict  Join Date: May 2008
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| I SOLD MINE.... and bought a 2NV. Probably my favorite mic pre for all things guitar and synth (and I have 1073, germs, api, etc). I will never sell this one.
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