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Title: m148 battery length?
Post by: jpschust on November 19, 2004, 01:18:46 PM
Glanced for this, didn't find it- what's the general time one gets out of a full charge on the 148?
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: jpschust on November 19, 2004, 01:44:06 PM
found my own answer with a more clever search- 14hrs on a full charge per doug oade.
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: dnsacks on November 19, 2004, 01:47:15 PM
I'd think this would be highly dependent upon the amount of current the mics use. I.E. a lot shorter if running earthworks, while perhaps a fair bit longer if running less "thirsty" mics such as gefells.

Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: jpschust on November 19, 2004, 01:50:06 PM
i'm not too worried.  all i need it to do is 3-4 hrs to get through a long night for me.

my dpas dont eat like the earthworkz
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: marc0789 on November 19, 2004, 02:14:16 PM
jonny you want to actually hear what that georgia box can do, put an ad1k, mme or modsbm1 behind it instead of that goddamn v3. ;)
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: jpschust on November 19, 2004, 02:20:44 PM
jonny you want to actually hear what that georgia box can do, put an ad1k, mme or modsbm1 behind it instead of that goddamn v3. ;)

listened to them all, i prefer the v3 to all of them.  im syked to be back out and taping again.  ive missed it the past few months.
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: Tim on November 19, 2004, 04:17:59 PM
2 shows no problem, though I recharged after every show. You could probably get 3-4 out of fresh batteries on a low draw mic.
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: marc0789 on November 19, 2004, 04:30:25 PM
2 shows no problem, though I recharged after every show. You could probably get 3-4 out of fresh batteries on a low draw mic.

it's amazing how low you can draw that thing, and still get 48v. not recommended behavior, but I got like 14 with the b&k's.
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: Tim on November 19, 2004, 04:37:47 PM
Bean used it at deer creek this summer for a whole Phish show with bad batteries in it. what a great box... :)
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 20, 2004, 08:27:15 PM
yep, sounds excellent in front of the v3 too
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: heath on November 23, 2004, 12:43:37 PM
gonna sound better in front of my ad1k...  :P
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: JAH on November 23, 2004, 01:54:02 PM
gonna sound better in front of my ad1k...  :P
Ya know, I did several tests using the 148 in front of the MME and the V3 simutaneously (only way to do a comp) and....it seems the v3 restricts the sound and the MME does not... not saying the V3 is bad cause "it ain't", just prefer the mme.  If I hadn't heard the mme, I'd be tickled w/ the V3.
The mme sound stage just opens up, highs are crisper..bla, bla, bla... too bad it has a shitty footprint and screwdriver impaired....;-)
it would be the shits, if those 2 things fixed....that and better readout and tighter knob control.  Grace is world class for a reason ;-) by a taper for tapers....

jah

oh ya 14 is the right number...and take a long time to charge after that too...them there's some slow charging batts.
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: JackoRoses on November 30, 2004, 08:57:05 PM
Does anyone know how many Doug has made of these?
A search on google for "m148 preamp" does not yield many pages.
Thought I read on here that he will still make them to order, is that true still?
I know this is off the topic, I did not want to start a new thread though.
Thanks.
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: Tim on November 30, 2004, 09:03:44 PM
I have no idea how many he's made... the first m118's were in use by Doug and his brothers in 1985 or so (a check of the db.etree could probably pin point the date better)

he does still make them, they just take awhile... I've heard 6-9mos.
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 30, 2004, 09:11:00 PM
gonna sound better in front of my ad1k...  :P

well, if youd get out and tape, we might know that :P 8)
Title: Re: m148 battery length?
Post by: twoodruff on December 03, 2004, 11:41:02 AM
I have no idea how many he's made... the first m118's were in use by Doug and his brothers in 1985 or so (a check of the db.etree could probably pin point the date better)

he does still make them, they just take awhile... I've heard 6-9mos.

i believe the first boxes were just an oade p/s, dunno the details, but from my understanding this was different than the m118