#1682777 - 07/06/05 06:38 PM
Balancing the budget for DI and mic pre.
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Funkwave
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Hey guys, Maybe you can give me some of your opinions here,
With a current spending budget of 2000.00 for a mic pre and DI, should I get the Avalon Vt-737 and use it for tube mic pre and DI all in one unit for about 2000.00 or should I get the Avalon U5 for DI which would leave me with about 1460.00 for a different mic pre?
Any suggestions would be welcomed. Doesn't have to be Avalon but I sort of fell in love with them during a demo.
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#1682778 - 07/06/05 09:15 PM
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MarkD
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It's pretty widely accepted that the 737's aren't good enough for what they cost.
Check this out! http://www.sebatron.com/products/thorax.htm
This is what I'm lusting after!
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#1682779 - 07/06/05 09:56 PM
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where02190
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While I like the Avalon stuff, I also feel it is way overpriced.
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#1682780 - 07/06/05 11:04 PM
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Sean Eldon
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the vt737sp is a great bass di. however, no bass di should cost 2000 dollars. its a very metallic sounding preamp, and no matter how hard i try i can't get it to be friendly with vocals. at least not my voice. 2000 dollars can get you a Universal Audio LA-610 channel strip and a Groove Tubes The Brick and then you can have like 300 dollars to spend on beer.
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#1682781 - 07/07/05 12:25 AM
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Spirithunter
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2 thumbs up for Universal Audio LA-610. 
-Bob
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#1682782 - 07/07/05 07:58 AM
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MarkD
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Prices are so whacked up here in OZ.
A 737 would set me back around A$3600 (about US$2600), whereas I can get a Sebatron Thorax for around A$2k (about US$1500).
The LA-610 is A$2800 (about US$2k) and I've heard too many negitive reports about it.
It really is a no brainer here.
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#1682783 - 07/07/05 09:40 AM
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d gauss
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use an xlr mic cable between the 2. that should balance it! 
-d. gauss
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#1682784 - 07/08/05 12:12 PM
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Rich Farrell
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The Trident 4T Celebration strip offer a great sounding pre and di, along with eq and compression. adds a bit of brit color, otherwise a very solid contender at $999.99.
regards, rich farrell
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#1682786 - 07/09/05 12:09 PM
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Dot
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Funkwave, DI's - just like mic pres - can sound very different. So it's more about the kind of sound you want. Which would be...?
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#1682787 - 07/09/05 12:54 PM
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Funkwave
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Originally posted by Dot:
Funkwave, DI's - just like mic pres - can sound very different. So it's more about the kind of sound you want. Which would be...?
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#1682788 - 07/10/05 08:46 PM
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Kendrix
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I bought my Great river 1NV to use as a pre-amp on vocals.
I had been recording a Fender Jazz thru a sans amp ( I have both the PSA-1 rack mount and the bass DI pedal unit).
However, once I plugged the bass into the DI input of the GR1NV I have not gone back to either of the sansamps for bass.
The sound is just rounder, clearer, better through the GR1NV.
I hit it with just a little RNC compression going in. I add just a touch of chorus (in the mid-range only) to give the plugged-in sound some dimension in the mix.
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