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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: Unitmonster on August 21, 2005, 11:27:22 PM
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So I've just agreed to buy an unmodded UA-5 from someone here in town. Got a great deal on it. :D
Wondering which people think is a better Pre/AD, the stock UA-5 or my current one?
I usually tape stealth BTW.
Thanks in advance!
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yeah, that's kinda what I'm thinking. If I can swallow holding onto both I might, but do you think that the UA-5 is that much better sounding that it's worth losing the portability of the Denecke gear?
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well, I guess I can save it for Matrixing shows and shows that allow taping, or I'm sure I can find someone on here who wants one.
+T for your input!
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what ya looking to get for it? I'm asking cause I'm searching for a STOCK ua-5 to practice some mods I've been working on but it's gotta be cheap ya know cause it"s just practice... I don't want a unit for more than $100.00 or so..
let me know. I understand if it's a no way.
Kris
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Has anyone ever looked into changing the op-amps on the ad20? I've always liked the ad20 but when compared to a ua5 (and other stuff, of course) it sounds a little bright and thin. Sure would be nice if someone could come up w/ a warm-mod for it if it hasn't been done so already.
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i think the stock ua5 sounds better but you can't shove it down your pants.
You sure about that? ;) I've gotten mine in the way many a times.
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sorry Krispy, it's not THAT cheap. I haven't even picked it up yet. I get at 7pm tonight. Never been used outside of the guy's home, so it should be in good shape. I'll probably play with it for a month or two before I decide whether to put it up in the yardsale or not.
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no problem man, a man's gotta ask. I missed a few on ebay for right around the $100.00 mark and I've been kickin myself ever since. I want to try a couple of mods I've been thinking about and don't want to spend $250.00+ just to ruin a peice of good gear. (I don't actually think I'm gonna ruin anything but just in case ya know)
make it fun,
Kris
;D
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i had a ad-20 and now have a ua-5
the ad-20 i think would be safer to stealth in the aspect that the knobs are smaller, don't turn as easy, and the power is on with the battery in
the ua-5 you could tyurn it off fairly easy in a stealth situation i think
i havn't used my ua-5 yet but based on many peoples opinions it will give a better sound then the ad-20
i loved my ad-20 and the mian reason i got rid of it for thw ua-5 was because i wanted one box to run instead of 2--thats a plus to running the ua-5 stealth though imo
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willndmb, How do we keep on ending up in the same thread? All the PC people are going to think it's a conspiracy ;)
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Has anyone ever looked into changing the op-amps on the ad20? I've always liked the ad20 but when compared to a ua5 (and other stuff, of course) it sounds a little bright and thin. Sure would be nice if someone could come up w/ a warm-mod for it if it hasn't been done so already.
It's a mostly discrete design I think. There are a pair of TLC 2272 opamps in there but I guess we'd have to understand what they do before replacing them!
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willndmb, How do we keep on ending up in the same thread? All the PC people are going to think it's a conspiracy ;)
i know
and now they will think i am talking to myself ;)