« Reply #78 on: January 31, 2006, 03:36:54 PM »
I have been debating investing in one of the R4 boxes because, well, just because. 
For those of you that wonder what the stock pre's sound like compared to say, a V3, here is your chance for a guerilla comparison.
Compare my source and Boa's Black Crowes source from NYE '05 at MSG.
There are a couple variances that make this a non-true comp:
Boa ran 24/48 and dithered down to 16/44 and I ran 16/44 originally
Boa was ~20' closer and ~20' more DFC than I was
Boa ran ~13' high, I ran ~8.5' high
Even though the above variatons are present I still think it is worth a listen to compare the two pre/adc sections of the boxes. I have my own opinion but I would like to hear what others also think about how strong the R4 is, stock.
Boa:
MG M210 > R4 @ 24/48
http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=21394
me:
MG M20 > ECMS-23 > V3 > JB3 @ 16/44
http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=22034
Can you reseed this again (or someone else)? I'm getting Boa, but not yours.
Thanks,
Richard
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Mics: Sennheiser MKE2002 (dummy head), Studio Projects C4, AT825 (unmodded), AT822 franken mic (x2), AT853(hc,c,sc,o), Senn. MKE2, Senn MKE40, Shure MX183/5, CA Cards, homebrew Panasonic and Transsound capsules.
Pre/ADC: Presonus Firepod & Firebox, DMIC20(x2), UA5(poorly-modded, AD8620+AD8512opamps), VX440
Recorders: Edirol R4, R09, IBM X24 laptop, NJB3(x2), HiMD(x2), MD(1).
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