Topic: Marantz 671 in the field...

[sygdwm]

what do you currently run the ho's into? wmod ua5?

nope, but I have heard the ho's wmod combo and I liked it...I currently use    MBHO648/KA200>minime>M1        I will still use the minime most of the time and run digi in on the pmd671...but I want the option to run it as a all-in-box too......

the ACM mod is said to be "transparent".

[Nick's Picks]

which it is...
actualy, the parts used in the 671, are ...I believe... going to be a new part that has not been used in other upgraded boxes.  Maybe i'm wrong.  but when I spoke to him about it, he had great excitement about these silk based caps he was waiting for. 
i'm pumped...
should be $350 well spent for the upgrade.  I know I certainly couldn't find another preamp for that price that would come anywhere near what I expect this to sound like.
hows that for a lot of speculation?

[sygdwm]

keep us informed as to whether or not the line-in will still be active after the mod. 

[Nick's Picks]

will do

[OOK]

which it is...
actualy, the parts used in the 671, are ...I believe... going to be a new part that has not been used in other upgraded boxes.  Maybe i'm wrong.  but when I spoke to him about it, he had great excitement about these silk based caps he was waiting for. 
i'm pumped...
should be $350 well spent for the upgrade.  I know I certainly couldn't find another preamp for that price that would come anywhere near what I expect this to sound like.
hows that for a lot of speculation?

Sounds cool....I just want something that sounds warm, ho's are bright to begin with and my thoughts are "transparent" =bright and bright +bright = a high pitched harshness.  The best example I can give is I don't like they way Ho's sound with a V3 But I like the way they sound with a minime(which is what I have) and a wmod ua5, I love that sound.  I am just hoping that whatever the mod is he offers different flavors along the lines of what he did with the ua5.  It would be cool to have a all=in=one box to use for those times when space is at a premium.   O' and thanks nick for all the work you do on reviewing equipment for us tapers.....T+

[sygdwm]

sell the minime and get a stock 671 and a wmod ua5 and run line in at 24 bit. 

[OOK]

sell the minime and get a stock 671 and a wmod ua5 and run line in at 24 bit. 

I love the minime more.....I want the option of a  all-in-one box or with a front end......

[sygdwm]

the jury is still out on whether or not line-in will be active after the mod.

[Nick's Picks]

so what you are saying is that the MBHO's sound like shit, unless they have added color?


If a W mod is what you seek, then you probably want to go w/the Fostex FR2.

[OOK]

so what you are saying is that the MBHO's sound like shit, unless they have added color?


If a W mod is what you seek, then you probably want to go w/the Fostex FR2.

no thats not what I am saying,  I am saying its a bright mic, I just don't want to make them any brighter......

[Rick]

Any one seen the portbrace for the 670/671 ? If so, how is it?

[sygdwm]

Any one seen the portbrace for the 670/671 ? If so, how is it?

i use one and  it's perfect.

[Rick]

Any one seen the portbrace for the 670/671 ? If so, how is it?

i use one and  it's perfect.

How many compartments does it have? The pic on the PortaBrace site is different then the ones you can find on the Internet.

Edit: Any way you can post a pic or two?

[sygdwm]

i dont have a camera, but it has one pocket on the top (big enough for 15ft silver cables) and the sides are velcro'ed for easy access. takes up about a 1/2" more in the bag than it did w/o. course it has the clear flap.

[Rick]

So this isn't the Porta Brace AR-PMD650? This looks like it has 3 compartments and it says its for the PMD-670?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&Q=&is=REG&O=productlist&sku=196597