What are the best Neve knock-off mic preamps? I've been reading good things about Vintech, Chandler, Great River, and AMS Neve. I'm looking to for something good to use on drums, vocals, and guitars.
I'm not sure whether AMS Neve is the same company that produced the original 1073 and 1081 models that everyone lusts after. Please clarify.
Thanks,
Benny
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If you're handy with a soldering iron and have a little spare ti
If you're handy with a soldering iron and have a little spare time.. check out the stuff from SCA.
http://www.seventhcirclestudios.com/SCA/N72/n72_about.htm
I assembled the N72 and the J99 and they're simply fantastic.
-wes-
Benny, why buy a knockoff when you can buy the real thing? And
Benny, why buy a knockoff when you can buy the real thing? And I'm not talking Coca-Cola here. One of the things that made a Neve sound like a Neve were those goofy transformers. Made by Marinar radar! So do you think that they were originally intended for audio? I don't think so. They just happen to have the right specifications that an old well-trained hard-nosed engineer needed for his circuit. That's a big chunk of the Neve sound and the reason why most of the knockoffs really don't sound anything like the originals. Most of the knockoffs probably sound better but they don't sound like a Neve. So if you just want an imitation, why not buy a Beringer?? LOL! So I would like a Cadillac. I guess I could do with a Chevy instead? Probably sounds the same? NOT
Own a Neve. Buy a Chevy.
Ms. Remy Ann David
Those Neve's are old and probably need a little help ... give it
Those Neve's are old and probably need a little help
... give it to a tech that knows and you will have a Mic-pre as it was delivered
that same tech can probably put together a unit from scratch that will suit your needs directly
some say that a Tantalum Cap is also part of that significant Neve sound.
Not only is there Mariner but there is Carnhill and St Ives
there is lots of opinions out there
AMS Neve are making some Classic gear again and don't like the various web sites dedicated to understanding and restoring and assembling these old things
you can hear what Dan K. has to say about his Great River units at the 3dB site
As far as I know, the Great River and Chandler are based on Neve
As far as I know, the Great River and Chandler are based on Neve designs, but have a different sound to them. The Vintech models sound the closest to the originals.
Rupert Neve sold the Neve name to what became AMS Neve in 1975. They are still the official manufacturer of the 1073 and 1081.