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Originally Posted by Local 47
Hi,
I was wondering how close the Sontec MEP250 and the GML 8200 are?
Local 47

They actually aren't as much as one would think.
The GML 8200 has the "diamond"sounding top in the highs(a little bright and edgy), the Sontec is a little but more natural(i prefer the Sontecs for this).
The bottomn is a little tighter though on the GML 8200 in my opinion.
Over all the Sontec would be characterized as a laid back straight wire and the GML an excited straight wire.
How much would i pay?
Of all the Sontecs the best if you could find one would be the mastering version.
Problem is they pull in a premium price($5k-$6K used).
Also there aren't many around.
Over the years i've seen 2 on Ebay.
Of the non mastering versions, probably the C version.
Its the pre cursor to the 8200.
Around $2K used.