Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="Bowisc, post: 13378, member: 49604"]
Well said, Doc. My sentiments exactly.
 
 Bobby, I used the Tube Blend once... never did much for me on most material.   In full S/S mode, this pre is a a good value for $129.   You can crank up the input pretty high, and it isn't very noisey.  Tons of features, if that's where you priorities are.  Fairly neutral sounding... can be a tad "steril" at times. For me, it doesn't excite me much.  As Doc said, it depends on your budget, goals, and what's important to you.
 
 To me, the RNP has a unique sound.  There's an "airiness" to it... but not in terms of a high-frequency "boost"... more like your rooftop is removed and you can reach out into the stars...   DI is pretty good.  An excellent value for under $500, and is up there (at least to me) with the big-league players.  
 
 If you want clean, maybe save up for a Grace 101 (one channel)... or  if you want more channels... check out the Sytek MPX-4aii. Four channels of very "fast" pre-amp... not many features at all, and sounds close to Earthworks 102.  You can also have a JFET op-amp upgraded on Channels 3 and 4.  Sytek is around $780.
 
 Bowisc
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What month just passed