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Originally posted by jjaacc1
My only questoin is, for the people who have used both of these preamps, when did they actually prefer to use the Mp-2h over the NV and vica versa.
jjaacc1, Nathan did a great job of laying out the technical issues (as usual) and I thought I might expand a bit on the applications.
I really like the MP-2 on most any acoustical instruments especially guitar. It is a very fast and transparent and is it also does a great job things with a lot of attack like a snare.
But as much as I like the MP-2 the MP-2NV (and 1NV) are my favorite. The NV is very versatile does a wonderful job on vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar and kick.
The NV is based on the Neve 1073 design and the MP-2 is Dan Kennedys own design. The NV has the ability to change the input impedance and loading using front panel switches. This gives you a wide of choices when matching a particular mic with the Great River NV.
For guitar work you can overdrive the input and put the transformer into saturation. This allows you get a great rough sounding electric or bass guitar sound.
If you are thinking about the GR my opinion is go for the NV first. Both are great sounding mic pres and you will not be disappointed with either one.
Lee