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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: blu666z on April 21, 2003, 06:08:49 PM
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Anybody have any last minute suggestions before I get the UA-5? Called Oade today and have pretty much decided to get it and a battery pack from them. Charger, battery, and plug go for $140. Seems like a good deal for $700ish for mods and all.
-Kevin
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go for it bro.....ooooooooooooohhhhhh new equipment!!!!! ;D
bean
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Anybody have any last minute suggestions before I get the UA-5? Called Oade today and have pretty much decided to get it and a battery pack from them. Charger, battery, and plug go for $140. Seems like a good deal for $700ish for mods and all.
-Kevin
I dont have one personally, but through friends that have/had them, and listening to tapes made with it.....it is a nice unit, definitely at that price point.
Nick
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I would save my money and make a battery pack, but otherwise you should be cool!
Have fun
Daryan
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The only reason I am buying it is becasue I am not real swift with a soldering iron. +T to all of you.
-Kevin
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+T to you....have phun with your new toy... ;D
bean
p.s.- if ya wanna hear a personal opinion, ask ducati, he has the warm mod/ digi mod.....hope that doesn't piss you off nate... ;)
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You don't have to know how to solder to make the battery pack. Everything, at least using the rc battery pack, is either twisted os connected with crimp connectors. I don't have the link off hand, but I am sure someone does.
I think it was http://www.jordanshapiro.net/ua5 or something like that
Daryan
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Here's the link:
http://www.jordanshapiro.net/ua5.htm (http://www.jordanshapiro.net/ua5.htm)
It - and lots of other info - is also in the Archival Information section, Power and Related thread.
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That doesn't look too tough. Thanks a lot.
-Kevin
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Might expand on that a little and get a Otterbox for it.
-Kevin
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As bean pointed out, I run a wmod UA5. I:D love that thing, especially since I've started recording 24 bit. Did you buy the pmod or wmod?
The wmod is supposed to much improve soundstaging, and I can attest that it's HUGE at 24/96. If the info's there, it extends well past my wall in depth, and outside the speakers. I think 24/96 really accentuates the good of the UA5 A/D, too... I was pleased with it at 16/44, but the A/D would really rather run at 24 bits; 16 is good, but a little congested at times.
Regardless, I'm shocked at the sound quality of this little beast. $500 is chump change for something this good... The only thing I miss about not running an apogee or V3 is the build quality isn't quite up to snuff, and there aren't any meters. But I can run 24/96 over USB, so I guess there's tradeoffs there :P
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this maybe a stupid question but i'm gonna ask anyways b/c i've been wondering for awhile. how do you know where your levels are if there aren't any meters? i'm used to running my mp-2 and it has nice meters...so i'm a confused on how to know if you're running your ua-5 to hot?
thanks,
justin
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Look on your recorder. ;)
Armen
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Look on your recorder. ;)
Armen
;D
bean
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Actually, since this got brought up somehow...is there a device that would take a digital or line signal, and display meters accurately. I hate having to read meters on a dat deck and always wondered if something external existed?
Daryan
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v3 ;)
bean
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Daryan, that device *has* to exist somewhere in the pro audio world. Just not sure if it'll be DC powered :) IMO I wouldn't want another signal device in the chain, as I feel every device/cable you add can potentially degrade the signal. I like short and sweet.
As zhianosatch pointed out, I watch levels on my recording device; be it NJB3 or laptop. I prefer the laptop, as it has HUGE level meters, with -db readings, peak hold feature, and is quite accurate. I glance at the screen after every few songs to check the peaks, very convienient.