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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: airbladder on July 16, 2009, 08:11:29 AM
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So what do you think is the "best" pre to run behind 184's? I was thinking about a V2 but am open to other ideas. Been thinking about getting a pair 184's to run U89> V2 + 184> V2> Oade Mod R-44. Any feedback would be great.
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Don't know about the best, but I love the KM184>V3 sound.
Plenty of samples at http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=%22ken%20hannan%22%20AND%20collection%3Aetree (after you filter out The Radiators boards)...
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I know that using the word "best" is just silly. It was only done to antagonize; forgetting that sarcasm never comes across well on message boards.
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I also ran km184 > V3 for many years, and I thought the combo was great. I'd imagine that km184 > V2 would be very similar (and also great), given that the pre-amps are just about identical.
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Rite now there is a v2 for 700 and a v3 for 800 in the yard sale. At that price it's hard to say no to the v3.
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I ran km184>v2>adc20 and it made great tapes. Personally, I think the 184's sound better than the 140's.
Rite now there is a v2 for 700 and a v3 for 800 in the yard sale. At that price it's hard to say no to the v3.
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I ran km184>v2>adc20 and it made great tapes. Personally, I think the 184's sound better than the 140's.
Rite now there is a v2 for 700 and a v3 for 800 in the yard sale. At that price it's hard to say no to the v3.
I used to run that rig as well. Great sound, although the ADC20 was not my favorite. I picked up an AD1K and was VERY happy with the results.
But KM184 > V2 is a great combo. Top notch analog signal path!
RE: 184 vs 140 - I think I liked the 140s a tad bit more although I never did a head to head, so I am not 100% sure on that. I think there were very slight differences but on the whole I really liked them both.
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The MME your selling :P
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The MME your selling :P
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compared to everything else mentioned in this thread so far at least...
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V2. Sweet combo. :)
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Naiant little box?
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I've been running a Sound Devices Mixpre behind mine for a while now and getting some nice results as well(just remember to run some inline pads in front of it since the 184's are unattenuated). I also used to run a MOTU Ultralite mk3 in front of them which sounded good but I think the Mixpre does better on overall depth and complexity.
if interested in some source:
my first show with the Mixpre(I was a little wild in spots, read the notes):
http://www.archive.org/details/nms2009-06-06.flac16.km184
same band/same venue 5 months earlier with the MOTU:
http://www.archive.org/details/tnm2008-12-30.flac16.km184
I haven't had the pleasure of running a V2 or V3 behind mine yet so I can't give a comparison but I'm sure you couldn't go wrong with either.
Great mics, I love mine, the U89i combo would be interesting. I have had excellent luck mixing km84i's with the 184's in a 4 channel configuration. I would think the U89i's should do well too.
Hope this helps,
J
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Not mine, but seems like a good deal for a V2! 650 BIN
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290335231356
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Naiant little box?
QFT. Check out the recent littlebox vs V3 comps that Chuck and I put together.
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My brother and I ran KM140>PSP-2 for a while and enjoyed it quite well
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I got a v3 for 800 in the yard sale but am looking into this little box. So it's going to be U89+KM184> V2+V3> Oade Concert Mod R-44. Can't wait to put it all together and record something.
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The MME your selling :P
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