I think you should forget this an learn to work with the kit you have and work within it's dynamic range, most kit
has vanishingly low noise floors to the point where it is not even necessary to think about. World class recordings come
from skillful audio engineers not voltages.

Agree! And our developers are skillful engineers, too. Now guess what happened ...

Here is an interesting post, old but interesting.

http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/m/65447/0#msg_65447

What happens to the signal when it gets close to the voltage rails?
Why are high voltage rails important?
Why some designers feel keeping the audio as far away from the rails and why voltage headroom is so important, I found more on this,
specifically watch the video: Questions and Answers with John La Grou as he touches on some points.

http://www.mil-medi… Millennia Resources

I own a Millennia M2-b and I will die with it.

We really need to create a hybrid forum.

TheJackAttack, post: 369910 wrote: I think that most electronics deal with microvoltages and milliamps. The actual analog inputs/outputs etc are at most 48v. I think mostly that it is crucial the power supply be very well designed for whatever voltage is specified on the mixer/summing box/preamp/what have you. When folks discuss the value of high voltage rails for a tube preamp circuitry it is for a very specific purpose. So basically you have to know why the designers specified "120v" and what perceived or actual problem it's supposed to solve. Remember, in some circuits voltage is additive and in some it's constant. Make sure you're not heading in a direction with a knob marked "11".

I think you've "summed" it up brilliantly.

Davedog, post: 371949 wrote: Havent we been 'summing' analog since the beginning of the digital revolution? I thought it was a given in the big studios that you ALWAYS ran the signals out of your Mix or even HD system back through your console for the old 'warm up'. And the tracking in analog only to dump into PT or other DAW medium directly after tracking to save passes and lossy issues . And now theres CLASP. Which seems to be the do-all be-all if you still own a tape recorder.

Funny how people/companies like to stick new labels on old ideas......

I now have a NEOS. Is it a gimmick? Nope, it isn't. smoke

It sounds beautifully lush and snappy. Its alive ah... electrified x 2! The NEOS has better center focus, a wider image and is all round bigger and clearer.
Even putting a mix in mono blew me away. The low mids really stand out, which is where I call the money freq. Obviously the result of what this is all about (electric power). I've never heard anything quite like it.
I can't wait to starting using it for well recorded acoustic music.

I'm like a kid with a new toy. Well, more like a teenager with a new girlfriend . While I'm waiting for new projects, I would love to experiment on a few tracks. If anyone has some nice acoustic music, and if you are interested in hearing what it would sound like through this, PM me. I need practice.

Hey, that sounds great. Is there any way you can do an A/B test recording with this, and without? Perhaps at 24/88, then put it on dropbox or something? I'd love to hear what you're experiencing.

definitely. do you have some tracks Joe?

RO has a big DropBox space. I've Created a NEOS folder. PM me your email account for dropbox and I'll add whomever wants to add tracks to this NEOS party. I'll do as many as I can until I get tired of it :)

Be warned, with long beautiful faders like this, she's too stimulating to stop wanting to stroke her lol!