Topic: Help me make a TOUGH upgrade decision...Please, I am so indecisive!

[twoodruff]

m148>v3 and be done with it. Then start saving for a set of u89is

Why m148 in front of the V3?

just a personal preference

[Cooker]

TLs are great and all but IMO your 140 > V3 combo is gonna be preferable most of the time... 

or like Trey said, get a V3 then get a 148 and you will be totally set.

[hzgone]

Go KM140>V3, unbelievable combo. I ran it for almost a year (that's a record for me!).

I can send you some discs that'll definitely convince you...

I ran this combo at summercamp this year and was blown away

[JAH]

140>v3 ...I taped the Charlie Daniels Band last week or so using that combo and it was so easy to run..gotta love the trims.  You can do the optical mod if you want later...so much flexability w/ the v3 over the ua5.  The U89's will sound better throught he V3 pre than the ua5 (just a guess ;-)  ).

[plucks]

your mics will only sound as good as whats behind em

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

your mics will only sound as good as whats behind em

and whats in front of them too.

[spreadheadtom]

your mics will only sound as good as whats behind em

and whats in front of them too.

QFT

[F.O.Bean]

140>v3 is da bomb, def go that route!

id also maybe get an m148 to run in front of the v3, nice phat/punchy sound that way

i would ideally like to get a 148 also to run most times in front of the v3

[audBall]

your mics will only sound as good as whats behind em

and whats in front of them too.

Or, if you're running 8's, what's to the side of them too.   

[Nick's Picks]

ok.  i'm going to buck the system.

i've also run the 140>v3 combo...and I lust after that sound still.  fucking great.
BUT....
the T+ UA5...i'm betting will sound just as nice behind the 140s.  and will cost a great deal less.
LD mics.."eh".  borrow someones elses and scratch the itch.

so my pick would be 140>ua5 for sure.  w/o hesitation.  I would not buy a V3 over a T+ mod.  and it sounds like yuou have a P mod all ready lined up..so it will cost you a couple hundred to get it re-oadified to T+.  its the best money spent.

got extra cash after this?
buy some actives...or dump it into your stereo so you can hear how nice the 140>T+ will sound.

Its been said, repeated and confirmed over and over here.  the  T+ sounds *very close* to the V3.  just no pretty lights.
why spend $800 more for something you can barely detect?

[thegreatgumbino]

and it sounds like yuou have a P mod all ready lined up..so it will cost you a couple hundred to get it re-oadified to T+.  its the best money spent.

To upgrade from the Pmod to the T+mod is $225 plus shipping each way.  They told me last week it there was about a 4 week bench time right now for what it's worth.

[Nick's Picks]

fuck ya!
see...better money spent.
50% the cost for a conservatively rated 80% of the performance.
I bet its closer to 90.

[F.O.Bean]

nick-IMO feature set is a great deal why i bought the v3, its a tank, has pretty lights, has 3 digi-errr 4 digi outs, and has easy powering options, also has HPFilters and just an all around better build quality, you get what you pay for!

i like the sound of the ua5's alot, but theyre feature set is bunk IMO, phantom switch right near the gain knobs, no levels, well crappy ones, and feels like an erector set, thin aluminum!

just MO of course!

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

How is the UA5 compare on size and connector layout?  Can it be used lowprofile like the V3 or better than the V3?

[thegreatgumbino]

nick-IMO feature set is a great deal why i bought the v3, its a tank, has pretty lights, has 3 digi-errr 4 digi outs, and has easy powering options, also has HPFilters and just an all around better build quality, you get what you pay for!

i like the sound of the ua5's alot, but theyre feature set is bunk IMO, phantom switch right near the gain knobs, no levels, well crappy ones, and feels like an erector set, thin aluminum!

just MO of course!

I've been stung by the phantom switch being right next to the gain knobs, but once you make that mistake you're VERY careful to not do it again.  The levels suck, but combined with a SVU-1 or 2 for another small fee ($50-100) it's definitely doable.  And by running the SVU I can leave everything in my Nova 5 and just pull out the SVU and monitor my levels from a distance.

I didn't realize the V3 has 4 digi outs?  So you can provide 3 digital patches while your serving your JB3?