I'm posting around looking for someone who has tried these things, or even heard anything of them. http://www.jlmaudio.com
The prices are CERTAINLY fantastic, IF they are as good as what they claI'm to be. See if any of you golden ears can get a demo to check out.

hello, Jon got some great API answeres here as of late I felt I should take a stab at one I have..

looking at picking up a used 3124-M, does anyone know what the differences are between it and it's newer model, the "plus"?

mainly intersted in the sound being the same...

thanks

..anyone know the difference between API 550 EQ and the 550A ?I know the 550B has 4 bands, whereas the first 2 have 3, but what else ?

Looking around, I cannot, for the life of me, find a better deal on a 4-pre package ( of truly world class amplifiers ) than the API 3124+, 2,500 bucks at Mercenary.

Jules, you've got a 3124 unit haven't you? Comments?

Once the API is actually available, it is designed to be the master section of a small console made from 7600 channel strips. Is there any reason that it wouldn't work just as well with anyone's collection of various outboard modules? (Assuming that you wire everything up properly with respect to levels, etc.)

OK so I am thinking about getting an API lunchbox. I never hear any recormend or speak of using an API compressor. For that matter of all the tracks I have gotten to mix I have never seen one on a track sheet. Opinions on this one.

I'm in the market for some APIs, I've heard the 3124s while working remote truck gigs - and I've still yet to hear sounds that big and that close to what I prefer.

mainly directed to our moderator..

1) are there different API preamp flavors on the market - some that are no longer made, I'm not in the know on this.

Has anyone 'been there, done that' yet?

Just been using a Neve 1073 pair recently, I find, like on my Helios eq that boost seems to be the thing I go for instictivly..

I have heard that the same goes for the API range, twist in a boost and BAFF! Cool kick, snare & gtr sounds

Using a Foucusrite 215 however, leads me to cut frequencies.. (vocal 'honk' kick 'crok')

Why is this?

Has anyone ever done a comparison between API's two preamp modules, the 212 and 512? And we might as well throw in Brent's version of the 312. I like the idea of a simple, straightforward preamp like the 212, without extras like multiple I/O, etc., and its also a couple of hundred cheaper than the 512. The big downside is that it doesn't fit in my 500 series rack empty slots.