Gear of the Year

DigiDutch · 14th November 2003

With the end of the year 2003 closing in, I thought it would be fun too see what you guys think is the 'Gear of the Year'.

I suppose one could base his decision on value for money, useabillity, after sales support or construction. But any reason will do.

thethrillfactor · 14th November 2003

Are you talking about something released this year? Or something that you bought this year and it was your most used piece?

dtobocman · 14th November 2003

If it's gear released this year, let me be the first to nominate

.......... the Benchmark DAC-1!

Marshall Simmons · 14th November 2003

AEA R84

Schnert · 14th November 2003

SAQ LK-670w

**Lindell** · 14th November 2003

Cranesong IBIS

**Riccardo** · 14th November 2003

Cranesong IBIS

chrisso · 14th November 2003

Chandler TG Channel

Jules · 14th November 2003

3 way tie

Benchmark DAC -1
Cranesong Phoenix plug in
Sony TransMod plug in

I think I could last a long time under interogation / torture if asked to chose just one!

Brad Blackwood · 14th November 2003

Crane Song Ibis.

Dave Martin · 14th November 2003

if it's something bought this year, I nominate my 1957 Hammond C-3. Otherwise, I was pretty knocked out by Dan Kennedy's Great River EQ (which I'll tell y'all about as soon as I get a minute...)

Old Dog · 14th November 2003

All of the above devices are fabulous, but when I see a topic like this, I think of most innovative. For innovation, I'd say the Tascam FW-1884. That thing has some serious bang for the buck and is taking the portable studio to the next level.

e-cue · 14th November 2003

Aea R84, A Designs Reddi, Little Labs IBP

DigiDutch · 14th November 2003

You can divide it into two categories:

1. Gear of the Year (released this year)
2. Gear of the Year (your favorite piece of gear this year)

I do want to see a motivation!

Dig.

thethrillfactor · 14th November 2003

The most talked about gear on the forumn this year were probably:

1) DAC-1-converter

2)Kurzweil KSP- efx box

3)Cranesong Ibis-hi end outboard gear

4)Fatso- digital enhancer

5)Chandler TG2-mic pre

My nomination for gear of the year would probably the IPOD.

Jason Poulin · 14th November 2003

Kurzweil KSP8 - GR MP2 NV

very impressed with these!

Jason

Syki · 14th November 2003

AEA R84, Great River 1 and 2nv, TG2 chn strip

Aearth · 14th November 2003

Focusrite ISA 428 with AD card option.

It's not over the moon piece of gear by very useful as a front end to PT HD.

The other bit of gear once u get use to it is the Yamaha 01v96

Nick

The worst piece of crap I have purchased is the Neumann M147 mic.....oH that was last year....well it's still crap this year.

Songhead · 15th November 2003

For me it's a tie

Cranesong Phoenix
URS Classic Console Plug-ins

Together, and on their own, they have made SUCH an improvement in my mixes.

ozraves · 15th November 2003

Extreme Isolation Headphones

Jam · 15th November 2003

Gear of the year for me would be a Fet47 that I just love ( and paid a reasonable price for ) and my Chandler Tg Mic pres. I think that both were released a bit longer ago than this calendar year ( especially the Fet 47 LOL ) but they have made the difference to my year.

Jam

Jules · 15th November 2003

Hands down the best gear available to anyone is to be had here!

http://www.theconnextion.com/index.c...99&NoFrame=Yes

faeflora · 15th November 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Jules
3 way tie

Sony TransMod plug in

Jules, how do you like TransMod compared to your Transient Designer?

studjo · 16th November 2003

That's an easy one for me: Pendulum Quartet
It's the only studio piece I bought this year (grudge I'm not a good gearslut)

but wait: I just ordered 2 Trakkers today

Jo

Yannick · 17th November 2003

the Benchmark DAC-1!

It's changed the way I feel about 16bit 44.1K as a delivery medium.

**DrDeltaM** · 17th November 2003

Apple G5

Jules · 17th November 2003

"Jules, how do you like TransMod compared to your Transient Designer?"

There is already a thread here somewhere about that.....

er...

Ruphus · 17th November 2003

The Manley slam! Havn´t explored too much about it as mastering comp ( can´t wait to have a mix ready whichs tracks were recoreded with it and being send through it again as two track ), but am blown away already by tracking. Clarity and presence is what comes to my mind as attributes.

Next contender as a undoubtedly great pre for much less cash I´d like to nominate the Demeter HXM-1. I´m willing to bet that there is nothing of comparable quality for that money.

Oops, that was more than one piece of gear ... So, let me add the Lynx card. Thanks to David Seymour who brought it to my attention.

Ruphus

jho · 17th November 2003

Ableton Live 2 (now 3)

not 'gear' so to speak but has changed the way I work dramatically.

Bob · 17th November 2003

hardware: Kurzweil KSP8
software: Cranesong Phoenix

Bob.

14th November 2003	#1
DigiDutch Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 167 Thread Starter	Gear of the Year With the end of the year 2003 closing in, I thought it would be fun too see what you guys think is the 'Gear of the Year'. I suppose one could base his decision on value for money, useabillity, after sales support or construction. But any reason will do.

14th November 2003	#3
dtobocman Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: los angeles Posts: 259	If it's gear released this year, let me be the first to nominate .......... the Benchmark DAC-1! __________________ David Tobocman www.VeryHelpfulSongs.com (Songs for Kids) Watch the music video to "Home"

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Jules Gearslutz.com admin Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A Yank in London, UK Posts: 17,356 1 Review written	3 way tie Benchmark DAC -1 Cranesong Phoenix plug in Sony TransMod plug in I think I could last a long time under interogation / torture if asked to chose just one! __________________ Jules Add your reviews to the new reviews area! Gearslutz on Facebook Follow my GS picks on Twitter

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Dave Martin Moderator emeritus Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 3,152	if it's something bought this year, I nominate my 1957 Hammond C-3. Otherwise, I was pretty knocked out by Dan Kennedy's Great River EQ (which I'll tell y'all about as soon as I get a minute...) __________________ Dave Martin Java Jive Studio www.javajivestudio.com Nashville, TN

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Old Dog Gear Head Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 54	All of the above devices are fabulous, but when I see a topic like this, I think of most innovative. For innovation, I'd say the Tascam FW-1884. That thing has some serious bang for the buck and is taking the portable studio to the next level. __________________ Peace, Old Dog

14th November 2003	#2
thethrillfactor Gear Guru Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 14,176	Are you talking about something released this year? Or something that you bought this year and it was your most used piece?

14th November 2003	#4
Marshall Simmons Gear addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 389	AEA R84

14th November 2003	#5
Schnert Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 148	SAQ LK-670w

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Lindell Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,328	Cranesong IBIS

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Riccardo Mastering Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Always on the Run Posts: 2,570	Cranesong IBIS

14th November 2003	#8
chrisso Gear Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oz Posts: 15,356	Chandler TG Channel

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Brad Blackwood Craneslut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The home of Rock-n-Roll, Memphis, TN Posts: 1,896	Crane Song Ibis.

14th November 2003	#13
e-cue Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 4,061	Aea R84, A Designs Reddi, Little Labs IBP

14th November 2003	#16
Jason Poulin Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sudbury, On. Canada Posts: 1,769	Kurzweil KSP8 - GR MP2 NV very impressed with these! Jason

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Syki Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: east coast Posts: 698	AEA R84, Great River 1 and 2nv, TG2 chn strip

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Aearth Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,289	Focusrite ISA 428 with AD card option. It's not over the moon piece of gear by very useful as a front end to PT HD. The other bit of gear once u get use to it is the Yamaha 01v96 Nick The worst piece of crap I have purchased is the Neumann M147 mic.....oH that was last year....well it's still crap this year.

15th November 2003	#19
Songhead Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 353	For me it's a tie Cranesong Phoenix URS Classic Console Plug-ins Together, and on their own, they have made SUCH an improvement in my mixes. __________________ John Songdahl Professional Audio Design

15th November 2003	#20
ozraves Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,124	Extreme Isolation Headphones

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Jam Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South East England Posts: 1,456	Gear of the year for me would be a Fet47 that I just love ( and paid a reasonable price for ) and my Chandler Tg Mic pres. I think that both were released a bit longer ago than this calendar year ( especially the Fet 47 LOL ) but they have made the difference to my year. Jam

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studjo Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2,399	That's an easy one for me: Pendulum Quartet It's the only studio piece I bought this year (grudge I'm not a good gearslut) but wait: I just ordered 2 Trakkers today Jo

17th November 2003	#25
Yannick Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Brussels Posts: 585	the Benchmark DAC-1! It's changed the way I feel about 16bit 44.1K as a delivery medium. __________________ Yannick Willox www.acousticrecordingservice.be (mobile recording)

17th November 2003	#26
DrDeltaM Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,301	Apple G5

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Ruphus Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Berlin / Germany Posts: 5,167	The Manley slam! Havn´t explored too much about it as mastering comp ( can´t wait to have a mix ready whichs tracks were recoreded with it and being send through it again as two track ), but am blown away already by tracking. Clarity and presence is what comes to my mind as attributes. Next contender as a undoubtedly great pre for much less cash I´d like to nominate the Demeter HXM-1. I´m willing to bet that there is nothing of comparable quality for that money. Oops, that was more than one piece of gear ... So, let me add the Lynx card. Thanks to David Seymour who brought it to my attention. Ruphus __________________ "Am I the only one that tires of this "everything is subjective" watered-down-pop-culture-pseudo-philosophy bullshit?" Bravin Neff Wolgang Burr, former office leader of the German Chancellor before committee of inquiry: "You would not believe what unusual happens daily." "Patience, young Skywalker - let the object of your desires come to you." JTR "All thinking men are atheists." Ernest Hemingway

17th November 2003	#29
jho Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lowcountry Posts: 1,578	Ableton Live 2 (now 3) not 'gear' so to speak but has changed the way I work dramatically. __________________ Jeff H Charleston Sound

17th November 2003	#30
Bob Gear Head Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 47	hardware: Kurzweil KSP8 software: Cranesong Phoenix Bob.

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