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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #45 on: June 22, 2007, 09:31:58 AM »
I've either owned , run, or listened to every MOD on every box Doug has made.

My personal favs:
the Wmod FR2.  that is the best of the Wmod boxes.  the W+ua5 is close...but not as nice.
the original ACM660 : fucking spectacular
ACM671 is pretty damn'd impressive sounding, and would be my choice as an all in one.

the ua5 mods are also awesome.  If you are just looking for a preamp/AD then those are a no brainer..and will yield awesome recordings in the right hands.

BUT....
dont be afraid to drop $$ on just a good ol' preamp folks.  I'm w/taperMark on this one.
I'd rather spend $500 on a nice new ApogeeMMP than any of these mods mentioned.  It smokes them all.
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #46 on: June 22, 2007, 11:49:51 PM »
Quote from: Nick's Picks on June 22, 2007, 09:31:58 AM
I've either owned , run, or listened to every MOD on every box Doug has made.

My personal favs:
the Wmod FR2.  that is the best of the Wmod boxes.  the W+ua5 is close...but not as nice.
the original ACM660 : fucking spectacular
ACM671 is pretty damn'd impressive sounding, and would be my choice as an all in one.

the ua5 mods are also awesome.  If you are just looking for a preamp/AD then those are a no brainer..and will yield awesome recordings in the right hands.

BUT....
dont be afraid to drop $$ on just a good ol' preamp folks.  I'm w/taperMark on this one.
I'd rather spend $500 on a nice new ApogeeMMP than any of these mods mentioned.  It smokes them all.


Nick,
Which box would you chose to run the MMP line in to?  I would think that unless you are using the unit purely as a bit bucket that the analog stages would have some effect on the signal. (and perhaps be open to upgrade?)
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #47 on: June 22, 2007, 11:58:04 PM »
currently, my Korg MR1, set "line in" and the gain somewhere between -5db and 0db.
previously, stock 671 line inputs (rca), w/the gain around 1/2 way or so.  Its the best sounding preamp i've ever used, and probably wont sell it for anything less than a small transformer based setup, ie: aerco or m148
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #48 on: June 23, 2007, 05:22:34 AM »
Quote from: Nick's Picks on June 22, 2007, 11:58:04 PM
currently, my Korg MR1, set "line in" and the gain somewhere between -5db and 0db.
previously, stock 671 line inputs (rca), w/the gain around 1/2 way or so.  Its the best sounding preamp i've ever used, and probably wont sell it for anything less than a small transformer based setup, ie: aerco or m148

Hey,
Fair enough. Any opinions on the Korg line in vs the FR2?  I wonder if the line stage in the Korg could be Oade'd? That AERCO is certainly a thing of beauty and, paired with the little Korg, would be a huge space savings over the MMP.  Nbox - >AERCO>Korg seems like the killer compact rig.
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #49 on: June 23, 2007, 08:58:28 AM »
different can of worms there.  the DSD action of the Korg smokes anything else i've ever heard.
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #50 on: June 23, 2007, 11:19:18 AM »
Quote from: Celac on June 23, 2007, 05:22:34 AM
Nbox - >AERCO>Korg seems like the killer compact rig.

I don't think you can run this because the Nbox & the Aerco would be supplying phantom power. 
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #51 on: June 23, 2007, 01:36:52 PM »
you can't turn off phantom on the aerco?
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #52 on: June 23, 2007, 01:45:00 PM »
Quote from: Nick's Picks on June 23, 2007, 01:36:52 PM
you can't turn off phantom on the aerco?

Nope.  Not unless Jerry has a new feature he's offering.
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #53 on: June 23, 2007, 03:24:14 PM »
Quote from: Freelunch on June 23, 2007, 03:19:33 PM
You just remove the jumpers to turn phantom off on the aerco.

Good to know.
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #54 on: June 23, 2007, 06:24:34 PM »
Quote from: thegreatgumbino on June 23, 2007, 03:24:14 PM
Quote from: Freelunch on June 23, 2007, 03:19:33 PM
You just remove the jumpers to turn phantom off on the aerco.

Good to know.

Brian,

Can you up a picture of where the jumpers are? 
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #55 on: June 23, 2007, 06:59:40 PM »
Yeah...after recent inquiries to Jerry about the Aerco preamp, he said that the Phantom is switchable on/off per channel.
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #56 on: June 24, 2007, 02:43:38 AM »
Quote from: Nick's Picks on June 23, 2007, 08:58:28 AM
different can of worms there.  the DSD action of the Korg smokes anything else i've ever heard.

Hey,
Fair enough.  How does one go about playing back those DSD files (so you retain the sonic benfit) and does the difference translate to downsampled formats? 

Thanks also to the other folks who chimed in.  It would be cool if the nbox - ran directly from phantom, but it is good to know that phantom on/off is do-able on the AERCO.  In keeping with the thread, perhaps there could be a line in mod for the Korg (ala the SBM)... nothing like lathering a bit of Oade warmth onto a digital signal.  (even DSD?)
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #57 on: June 24, 2007, 08:06:35 AM »
so we dont have redundant discussions ...
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,86252.0/all.html
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #58 on: June 24, 2007, 01:58:29 PM »
Quote from: Nick's Picks on June 24, 2007, 08:06:35 AM
so we dont have redundant discussions ...
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,86252.0/all.html

Ok,
Thanks Nick. I will wade through that thread and see. I will report back after doing my homework. :)
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Re: Let's talk about Oade mods....
« Reply #59 on: January 29, 2008, 01:38:10 PM »
anyone running the tmod P2?? 
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