Topic: Round 3: V3/Oade-warm-mod-UA5 comparison AKG 480's

[teamakg]

if anyone's interested.  i'll post the results in a few days once a few people weigh in.

hammer away.  

http://www.cs.fredonia.edu/~sisa1297/comparison/

george

ps.  and the poll above is completely stolen from brian's post.  it just seemed to fit so i went with it.

[chase]

after listening to the last comparison i would have to say A = ua-5 and B = V3.  

[F.O.Bean]

could someone PLEASE snail mail this to me

[Brian Skalinder]

Thanks for posting this, George.  Looking forward to listening to it tonight!

[jpschust]

id do it but dave's voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me!

[kgreener]

"id do it but dave's voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me! "

Dude, I am sooo with you on this, I'm glad I finally found somebody else who agrees that Dave's voice is the sole reason I don't listen to DMB.  It's a shame too, I really don't mind the *music* at all, it's just that when he sings is when I turn it off...

[jpschust]

for me, the dave matthews band, just like counting crows and so many others are all bands that are held back by their frontmen.

[pfife]

for me, the dave matthews band, just like counting crows and so many others are all bands that are held back by their frontmen.

Dude... I hate arguing opinions about music... but the counting crows are way worse than just their vokillist...

 

[jpschust]

musically they are pretty decent, their vocals, that fat bastard adam duritz is what tears that band apart for me.

[Jason B]

I am going with A being the V3 and B the U-A5. I like the A source better.

-JB

<edit> I am actually changing. I like source A, but I think it is the wmod U-A5. B is the V3.

-JB

[dklein]

I'm with 'b' for the v3 and like it best.  I think the v3 and w-mod sound more unique and different in this comparison than in Brian's tests.  Not sure why - maybe we could get the whole chain outlined.  

What's striking is how different the two sound on those first 3 clicks of the drum sticks at the beginning of Salsbury Hill.  That's really all you need to hear to tell the difference!

With headphones, 'b' had a whole different dimensional feel - voice and guitar sounded more upfront.  Comparitively, it made 'a' sound like it was missing detail.  That's what makes me think 'a' is the w-mod.

Now if the source was really bright - I bet you I'd prefer 'a', (I preferred the w-mod in Brian's first test).

[Jason B]

Source A seems to be punchier in the kick and low end. Source B seems to be rather smooth and detailed, but too subdued to me in the kick and lows.

[noahbickart]

One thing that I found interesting was to focus on the opening chord of "lie in our graves." I thought I heard a difference in position within the soundstage. A seemed to take up more than just the center; it was wider and deeper. Are there any pictures of the rig(s)?

Both sources sound good for what they are (e.g. stack tapes). I gave the nod to A, but to tell you the truth, I really don't know that I could identify it as either. Perhaps I don't have enough experiance listening to either of these boxes. Either way, Doug Oade has done a great job with his mods.

-Noah

[Matt Quinn]

musically they are pretty decent, their vocals, that fat bastard adam duritz is what tears that band apart for me.

Adam Duritz writes a ton of their music (music, not lyrics) and plays quite a bit on the albums as well, both guitar & piano.

[teamakg]

One thing that I found interesting was to focus on the opening chord of "lie in our graves." I thought I heard a difference in position within the soundstage. A seemed to take up more than just the center; it was wider and deeper. Are there any pictures of the rig(s)?

Both sources sound good for what they are (e.g. stack tapes). I gave the nod to A, but to tell you the truth, I really don't know that I could identify it as either. Perhaps I don't have enough experiance listening to either of these boxes. Either way, Doug Oade has done a great job with his mods.

-Noah

sorry no pics.  dmb is not very friendly with cameras.  both mics were on 1 stand.  the V3 source at ~14 feet.  and my 480's clamped about 2 feet lower than his.  both A-B pointed dead on the stack from 6th row.  stack was probably about 20' away from the mics.