Topic: FMR audio Really Nice Pre ?

[goodcooker]

Has anyone used the FMR Really Nice Preamp?
The specs say it will run on 9/12v so I assume the DVD battery that everyone uses for UA5 would work as well. No ADC but these things have been getting great reviews in the "project studio" area....but at $450 new it would really have to rock.......also how could the TRS insert be used to decode MS as is stated on the FMR website? Any thoughts?

[Thom Joad]

Chiming in here. 

I ran a FMR RNP for about 6 months.  Really, really, clean sound.  From what I've heard of the T-mod UA5, I'd say the RNP is on par with that (maybe even a little more transparent).  Great build quality.  Excellent customer service.  I powered mine with a 12V SLA (this was before the wallyworld battery was commonly used). 

I was running it with Earthworks and the combo was a bit on the bright side.  I've never heard it, but I'd have to guess that Nuemann or Schoeps> FMR RNP would sound very good.

[drewloo]

IIRC opinions here were mainly positive but the main concern w/ it was its high current draw, 1.5 amps/hour, so a 6ah DVD battery will, at best, last 4 hours.  3 or 3.5 hours would probably be more realistic since you really don't want to use all the juice in the battery.

Has anyone used the FMR Really Nice Preamp?
The specs say it will run on 9/12v so I assume the DVD battery that everyone uses for UA5 would work as well. No ADC but these things have been getting great reviews in the "project studio" area....but at $450 new it would really have to rock.......also how could the TRS insert be used to decode MS as is stated on the FMR website? Any thoughts?

(from the website)

In addition, with the right external configuration, the RNP can provide a separate +22dBu unbalanced output and a +28dBu balanced output simultaneously to allow nifty things like separate M/S decoding while tracking the M/S signal without decoding.

I think this means that it just has an extra set of outs to use for monitoring or whatever.  It doesn't look to have decoding capabilities.

[Kindguy]

Jason Bush ran one of these for around a year. Loved the sound, But I remember him bitching about powering it.

[blastroknow]

Has anyone used the FMR Really Nice Preamp?

also how could the TRS insert be used to decode MS as is stated on the FMR website? Any thoughts?

I think they mean with an external mix with phase switching you could have the 2nd outputs mix with the mains and give you a MS monitor mix.

I own their Really Nice Compressor and I think it a well made piece of gear that sounds great.