Topic: V3/Oade-warm-mod-UA5 comparison

[Sean Gallemore]

come on skalinder
I haven't even listened to it and I'm dying in suspense over here.

[Tim]

which did you prefer though?

[Brian]

Source B definitely. i liked the warmer coloration to it. knocked out some of the bar sound to my ears.

[Brian Skalinder]

come on skalinder
I haven't even listened to it and I'm dying in suspense over here.

Nothing doing, Schwilly - not til you give it a listen and post your feedback.  

[Sean Gallemore]

well I gave this thread a listen and I say source B is the V3

[Sean Gallemore]

ok dammit, i'll give it a listen

[Brian Skalinder]

well I gave this thread a listen and I say source B is the V3

Nice try, Schwilly.    You need a CDR for this, or are you able to d/l?  If you need a disc, ask one of these guys (I'm sure they'll help out), I'm unable to burn for you til I get back home from vacation.

[Sean Gallemore]

nope, I'm all over it, already 14% done.  Great seed ya got thur

[BCostigan]

In this comp I definately prefer source B.  I'd love to hear this same comp with a loud/bassy band because I think I'd prefer source A in that situation.   As it stands......source B all the way.

[cpclark]

im on this, only 23% in 12 minuts thats pretty fast, ill be sure to give my vote as soon as its done, about 35 min if i keep this speed up. on another note, i just opened the phish 2/26/97 torrent, 15% done in 15 min, 226kb/sec. d/l speed, wow is all i have to say

[cpclark]

while this is fresh in my mind, i listened to the first track of each, one after the other, and i must say that source A is a little too bright, nice definition of the mando and banjo, but the female voice is a little harsh and overpowering at times, it lacked a little bass def.  okay, for source B, the mando and banjo dont have as much spacing as in A, and are a little quieter than in A, but the bass is much more defined and is all around a little bit more even all the way around the spectrum.  A lacked mid's and lows, and as the others said, i would liike to hear this comp at a louder show in  a bigger venue, like a moe. or phish or something.  i preffered B over A in this comp, but i think that a louder show in a bigger venue might change the perspective here a bit.  im thinking that A is the V3 and B is the ua-5, but who knows, tell us which is which skalinder, the suspense is killing me
-chris

[plucks]

Just out of curiosity, as this was an A-D converter test, what do you think your opinions would be if it was the pre/a-d convert showdown?  Granted no one knows for sure which is which....
+T Brian
How bout a full throtle v3/ua-5 test?

Phil

[Sean Gallemore]

i suck, the only difference I can hear is the banjo stands out more in source B.  This is, of course, listening to them on my sony mdr-v300 headphones

[cpclark]

you gotta listen on a home stereo, there will be some subtle differences for sure

[Brian Skalinder]

Just out of curiosity, as this was an A-D converter test...[snip]
How bout a full throtle v3/ua-5 test?

This was a combined pre/ADC comp.  Check the Kickdown forum for the info file.  I powered the mics with my PS-2 and split the signal post-PS-2 to each box, running through pre/ADC on each unit individually.  However, no phantom from either box, but...I'm guessing we'd all be hard-pressed to hear the differences in phantom.  But maybe not?

FWIW, while I *will* do another comp at a louder, rock, bass-heavier show, something more typical to most tapers' usage.  I doubt I'll do any strictly pre/pre or ADC/ADC comps as [a] most people using these devices are looking for single-box solutions, there's really no way to avoid the analog input stages to do a pure ADC comp, and [c] there's no way of bypassing the UA-5 pre to do a pure pre comp.