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Subject
Drop In a Different Tube and You're Ready to Go!
Jack R. from Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
Again, quality seems fine--just needs to have the tube replaced with a better quality valve.
Features
What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could?
One can crank the tube for a bit of warm distortion or have it be a straight solid-state signal.
Ease of Use
How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be?
This unit is easy enough to use--XLR and RCA jacks in and out. Buttons and dials all function fine and easily. The VU meters are a bit iffy but you should be adjusting the sound with your ears, and the volume on your amp/recording deck.
Sound
How is its Tone?
Tone is excellent--for the price--once the factory-installed tube is replace with one of better quality. It's a simple procedure that changes the sound from jagged/brittle to round/warm....
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
Seems sturdy enough. I wouldn't want to perform any "Drop Tests" on it, as with any equipment with tubes.
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
For the money, it's fine, but IT REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE A BETTER TUBE DROPPED IN. It's very simple to replace it and once you do that, the sound is WARM and not brittle sounding, as it is with the stock tube it comes with.
Subject
save for bigger and better pre's
RoadCone Productions from Newburgh, NY
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
this is ok for everything that doesnt really matter. (i.e. garage practice, rehearsals) but if reall quality is what you are hoping for do yourself a favor and hold on to your money for something genuinly better.
Features
What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could?
wire plus gain, phase reverse, phantom power, PAD, and high pass. nothing special.
Ease of Use
How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be?
easy to use plug it in turn up the gain and there is sound. not great sound but sound none the less.
Sound
How is its Tone?
not pleasing. colors the sound in a way that makes it grainy not full bodied like i want, adds a bit of fuzz and sharp brittle highs, but not complex warm overtones. im looking into the GoldenAge Pre73 which has stellar reviews on its similarity to the legandary Neve 1073.
Reliability
How has it stood up over time?
power supply died in less than a year.
Overall
Your general opinion of this product.
not worth the money if you have pre's on your A/D converter. i wanted some smooth tube tone instead i just have a brittle preamp that is better suited as a $200 paper weight.