Topic: MG> M148>V3 vs. MG>7XX?

[L Ron Hoover]

Tony why not just keep the gear you have and buy a microtracker, they are going for less than 200 these days, problem solved and for cheap!

I agree. I run M300>V3>MT and am happy. I am planning to send the V3 in to Oade for the ACM mod one of these days though.

[nic]

I'm not sure I would run a "warm" pre behind the MGs unless you were running the hypers.
the MGs have a fat low-end as is.

when I ran the 200s, I tried the MP2, MiniMe, DMIC-20, V3 and straight into a DA-P1.
IMO, the MP2 over-accentuated the low end of the MGs as did the MiniMe. the DMIC added too much "presence" to them, ie, gave them a brittle high-end and a grainy low. the V3 was great to my ears. straight into the DA-P1 was my second fav of the group.

if I were to do everything over again:
24bit - 200s> V2> 722
16bit - 200s> V2> modSBM1//MiniMe> dat

[F.O.Bean]

I would get the 702/722 and be DONE with it. If you come across some money, you could always add a v2 into the mix. If I were running Gefell's, Id be running MG>7xx or MG>V2/3>7xx As always, YMMV

And dont be scared of teh folks who dont like the 7xx's preamps They most likely ahve never ran a 7xx unit and dont personally know for themselves The preamps in the 722 are my DEFINITE FAVORITE for the 480's and they aint too shabby for the MBHO's either I know this doesnt really help your question, but I have ran 480>DMIC-20/Sonosax/V2/V3 and have heard just about every 480>pre/adc combo there humanly is possible and I MUCH prefer the 480>722 sound. The preamps are top-notch and sound PHENOM with a neutral mic IMO. I would bet you would be one happy tapir with the MG>722 sound If you arent, sell the MG's and get 480's and you'll be happy then

I only ran MG200>722 for one set and MG210>722 for one set at moedown 2006(Thanks Jason!) but love the combo FWIW. In fact, I plan on having MG 200/210's in my mic arsenal within a year or so hopefully and guess what I'll be running them into? Thats right, a 722, that is until I can find/afford another V2

[dactylus]

I too plan on having MG 200s in my mic arsenal within a year or so, very likely in Spring 2008 - I LOVE the sound of the Gefells that I'm running straight into the 722 now and I'll vary that combo with a mytek 192 > Oade ACM mod V3 or Portico 5012 > 722 until I hear what I like...  I'll also try the same options with the MG 200s.

If you would like to coordinate with me sometime here in The Twin Cities we could run your Gefells: 

1) straight into my 722 -
2) with your V3 into my 722 -
3) with my Oade ACM mod V3 into my 722 -

I'd love to do an A/B with your MGs >  our V3s > 722.