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Title: Any one ever heard of this?
Post by: Sterling on October 26, 2003, 12:56:51 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2567205611

Good deal? Thanks guys!  :)
Sterling

Title: Re:Any one ever heard of this?
Post by: chase on October 26, 2003, 01:53:00 PM

yeah i used to run one of those.  it would be a decent cheap pre/AD, in the same category as the edirol but it only runs on AC.  core sound sells a power pack for it but it almost doubles the cost of the unit.  i had very good results with using a power invertor pack at target ($20), included 2 6V SLAs wired into a 12V with power invertor, and even a light attached to it!   you can find it in the camping section.  core sound said they had lots of problems finding a reliable power supply for it, increased noise and whatnot, but i never had a problem with my power supply.  i even ran some tests, comparing noise levels between the power pack and the wall wart, couldn't tell the difference.

i have some tapes if you want to check them out (391 -> Duo -> D8)

Title: Re:Any one ever heard of this?
Post by: sexymexi on October 26, 2003, 06:12:56 PM

doesn't look bad, but my question is can you use it standalone without a mod, or is it like the UA-5?

Title: Re:Any one ever heard of this?
Post by: InfiniteOhms on October 26, 2003, 06:19:32 PM

Its stand alone ...  BUT here is what Jordan Shaperio says about it:

Core Sound just released their "portable" M Audio duo unit. I don't recommend this at all. It doesn't have high quality pre-amps like the UA-5 does, nor does it have the host of inputs and outputs. I also don't like the lack of selectable bit depth and khz. Aditionally, the unit ends up being $200 more expensive with a maximum field powering of four hours. The Edirol is a much better unit with far more powering options!

Title: Re:Any one ever heard of this?
Post by: utahtaper on October 26, 2003, 10:21:04 PM

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Core Sound just released their "portable" M Audio duo unit. I don't recommend this at all. It doesn't have high quality pre-amps like the UA-5 does, nor does it have the host of inputs and outputs. I also don't like the lack of selectable bit depth and khz. Aditionally, the unit ends up being $200 more expensive with a maximum field powering of four hours. The Edirol is a much better unit with far more powering options!



Words to live by concerning that unit.....