Topic: Schoeps VMS02IB questions

[jbell]

My VMS02IB has a 20db and 40db gain setting, but a friend of mine has a VMS02IB with 20db, 30db, and 40db.  Anyone know when they added the 30db setting and which one would be older/newer?  TIA

[StuStu]

It's mine that has 20, 30 and 40. I'm curious too.

[F.O.Bean]

Hmmm, weird. You SURE its a 02ib

[ero3030]

just a expensive phantom box IMO.  sold my last one here ( stu stu oh ya! ) grabbed it.  lack of metering, no left / right control, no fine gain adjustment.  the kcy input was the cool thing if u used it.  with the diff options for actives, i see u selling this before summer.  good luck on the info search, shouldnt be too hard to find the info u want.     ed

[jbell]

That's funny I feel the same way about the Nbox!!   

[F.O.Bean]

That's funny I feel the same way about the Nbox!!   

Hahahhaha, me too buddy I like variable gain on each channel and clipping lights/power lights

[yug du nord]

20, 30, 40 db of gain is what I'm familiar with.
In that sales thread for your VMS, the seller does call the unit a VMS 02. 
Could that be a predecessor of the 02IB??...  or just an abbreviated exclusion??...  just a thought.
For PA shows, I pretty much just use the 20db gain.  30db of gain gets my red overload light poppin occassionally.  I've never used 40 db.

That silver sticker on the bottom should have a serial and model number....  but it looks like yours might be rubbed clean from the looks of the photo.  I bet our local Schoeps guru might be able to help if he was aware of this thread.

[jbell]

It is a VMSO2IB and this is the email I got from Bernhard at Scheops!

Hello John,

 in the beginning the VMS01IB had only the 20/40dB switch. The later series had the 3 gain steps. Which of your preamps is newer depends on its serial number. As many VMS02Ib have got the 30db gain step as an upgrade it may be possible that your 20/40dB model still is the younger one. In the meantime this upgrade is not available anymore.

 

Kind regards,

 

Bernhard Vollmer
Senior Customer Service & Quality Control
Phone +49-721-9432021
E-mail vollmer@schoeps.de

[yug du nord]

nice!
can you read the serial number?

[it-goes-to-eleven]

I like variable gain on each channel and clipping lights/power lights

I guess I just don't get it.  My caps are matched.  Even if they aren't, I'm not going to try and correct for it in the field.  I think having to keep gain pots at the same setting in the field is a burden - it is the single greatest threat for a channel imbalance in my rig.  Give me one stepped gain pot.   I suppose the exception is MS or figure 8.

And for clipping indication, I have my recorder.  All the lights on my v3 are covered.  My aerco and psp2 don't have either problem.

[hi and lo]

I agree w/r/t variable gain. I've never found it useful when recording concerts and it's probably more of a hazard if anything. Your goal in the field should not be to match L and R peaks because you will never, in a million years, be in the spot of the room where peak L and R levels are equivalent. You get better channel matching through fixed gain and those kinds of adjustments can be made carefully in post without penalty.

[jbell]

I haven't tried, but I'll take a look!!

nice!
can you read the serial number?

[ero3030]

It is a VMSO2IB and this is the email I got from Bernhard at Scheops!

Hello John,

 in the beginning the VMS01IB had only the 20/40dB switch. The later series had the 3 gain steps. Which of your preamps is newer depends on its serial number. As many VMS02Ib have got the 30db gain step as an upgrade it may be possible that your 20/40dB model still is the younger one. In the meantime this upgrade is not available anymore.

thats cool they got back with you pretty quick.  always nice to get the history on gear!

 

Kind regards,

 

Bernhard Vollmer
Senior Customer Service & Quality Control
Phone +49-721-9432021
E-mail vollmer@schoeps.de

[StuStu]

Mine has 30 and its serial is 242.

[jbell]

The numbers have rubbed of the serial sticker on mine!!