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Originally Posted by
Kenny Gioia
This is a brilliant idea based on the hype of transformers on this very site.
But in practice, waste of time IMHO.
Keep in mind, I know nothing about making gear but…
This project would be the equivalent of putting a nice piece of analog gear into bypass.
And a lot of those great transformers are impossible to find. Pultec, LA2a, Neve 2254s.
So you'll be stuck with a high quality modern sounding transformer.
At about $65 a pop, and using both an input and an output transformer on each channel, we're talking about just over $2,000.00 for a 16 channel unit that Superman couldn't distinguish in a blind A/B test.
No?
that's the problem - getting good colored trafos these days...
regardless, i think the idea would be to just do 1 or 2 channels and throw them in after a bland pre-amp or other place where desired in a given OTB signal chain.
no, it wouldn't make sense to go otb just to hit a tranny due to d/a/d degradation, but if you're already out for something else it could be a handy option to chain in.
many high end summing buses get a large % of their sound from the trafos they do or do not use, so even with modern parts, transformers are not inconsequential in sound or character.
but ya, i guess no matter what you talk about there are always people who say it makes no difference. ie. no one i know can a/b a panasonic fm cap vs a xicon, but that doesn't mean they are equivalent.