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31st March 2006
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| Gear interested Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 26
Thread Starter | Vocal recording --- mic&pre!
I will buy my first mic and first pre next month, so I have been reading hundreds of messages and of course, the opinion of my favourite sales man, and for the moment I have to choose between: Option A - Vintagedesign M81D + Violet Black Knight Option B - Avalon 737 SP + AKG 414B-XL Option C - Avalon 737 SP + Blue Baby Bottle It would be nice if you could help me to choose between these options, my budget is between 1500€-2000€, and if you have any other idea... write it PLEASE  |
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31st March 2006
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| Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2005
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Just used your option B tonight and I did not like it that much. Although the 414 sounded better than the TLM 103. I still would look at other preamps, unless you are trying to record people then the Avalon would help you get one or two more clients,
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31st March 2006
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| Gear addict Joined: Feb 2006
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if you have been reading for months on this board, I doubt you would have come to the 737 as yoru pre of choice in that price range... the reason it's the opinion of your favorite salesman is b/c it's pretty and he sells them instead of recording with them. I love the avalon, but looking back, would I buy it if I had 2k layign around? ABSOLUTELY NOT I have a 2 mile long list of pre's that I'd buy befoore that.
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31st March 2006
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles
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Agreed. I doubt you will find a big number of engineers that would recomend the 737 in that price point. Get an A Designs Pacifica.
__________________ Ronan Chris Murphy+ http://ronansrecordingshow.com Six Day Recording Boot Camps in Los Angeles July 16-21, 2012  |
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31st March 2006
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Switzerland
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I love the Buzz Ma2.2 for clean and big sounding vocals They go very well with transforemerless mics (like AT 4050) Jo |
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7th June 2006
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| Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002
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I love the 737 with tube mics and ribbons. Not my favorite with ss mics.
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