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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: DaveG73 on May 29, 2007, 03:01:03 PM
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Just a quick one first up.
What is the going rate for a used (Unmodded) UA-5? (on ebay etc)
From what I have seen around it seems to be in the $140 - $180 range, so that is £70 - £90 in real money.
Secondly, what is the digimod (I Think)?
I am guessing it makes a decent difference, as the ones in the YS seem to be going for a lot more. Of course knowing the vendor and the unit's history makes it worth paying more than for an unknown quality unit, but how much of a difference does it make?
Thanks
Dave.
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Not sure of price of a stock UA5, can't help you there.
But if you want to use the UA5 as a stand-alone device, you'll need the Digi-Mod. Otherwise, it must be plugged into the USB of your PC in order to function. The Digi-Mod allows the UA5 to be used without the USB connection.
Terry
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The price range you're listing is about right. You might occasionally find one cheaper than that though.
The digimod just allows you to use the UA-5 as a stand alone device, outputting a signal to the coax and toslink ports. This is one of the mods that makes it popular as a field unit.
If you're going to use it connected to a laptop though, the digimod isn't really worthwhile.
There are also additional mods from the Oade Brothers and Busman Audio (a member here on this board) that improve the overall sonic performance of the unit. These mods are not cheap, and drive the price on those units up - often in the $350-500 range depending on the mod.
Oade offers "P Mod" (presence), "T Mod" (transparent) and "W Mod" (warm) upgrades.
Busman's is known as a BM2P mod. It's similar to the Oade mod and most often found on units that were not purchased from Oade (thus not eligible for the Oade mods).
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Thanks for the fast replies guys.
As I am in the UK, trying to get mods done, might prove something of a problem, even more so than finding one for sale.
Thanks again.
Dave.
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From what I have seen around it seems to be in the $140 - $180 range, so that is £70 - £90 in real money.
I just caught this. +t
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As I am in the UK, trying to get mods done, might prove something of a problem, even more so than finding one for sale.
A BM2P+ modded UA-5 is worth every bit of hassle and money, in my opinion. After owning a sketchy (read: newbie) DAT setup and then moving to bulky laptop recording for a while, I've been quite pleased with my results now that I'm down to mics > UA5 > iRiver. I don't regret a cent/thing.
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As I am in the UK, trying to get mods done, might prove something of a problem, even more so than finding one for sale.
A BM2P+ modded UA-5 is worth every bit of hassle and money, in my opinion. After owning a sketchy (read: newbie) DAT setup and then moving to bulky laptop recording for a while, I've been quite pleased with my results now that I'm down to mics > UA5 > iRiver. I don't regret a cent/thing.
I see from the amount of people that use this unit that it is obviously a quality piece of kit. I just don't know if I can justify the expense for the rare occasions that I am going to be able to run an open rig. Just looking into things right now, but thanks for the input.
I will try and remember to drop a +T when I get that far :-[
Dave.