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Title: mbho > mp2 > 722 vs mbho > 722 (examples posted)
Post by: hoyt on March 01, 2006, 12:38:11 PM: I haven't tried this, but I'm taping a PMB show tonight and thought I might give it a whirl. I like the 722 pre just fine, but I always liked the mbho > mp2 combo, and I have this sucker just taking up space, why not? Anyone have any strong feelings about this? :laugh:

Thanks!

--hoyt
Title: Re: mp2 > 722
Post by: terrapinj on March 01, 2006, 12:40:07 PM: i'd be curious to here a comp. of the two different pres
Title: Re: mp2 > 722
Post by: hoyt on March 07, 2006, 06:39:48 PM: If you're interested here are some links (the 24 bit Sixer's set will finish uploading tomorrow probably):

Pat McGee Band @ 16bit - http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=34469
Pat McGee Band @ 24 bit - http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=34470
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers @ 16 bit - http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=34500

For these two sets I started with the mp2 as the pre, then at about the half way point took it out of the chain. There are notes in the text files as to when I took it out. I tried to keep the levels similar, but that was hard. When the mp2 was in, I kept the 722's line in level at -2 for all of the sets, and the mp2 was anywhere between 8 and 10 o'clock on the dials. When it was just the 722, the levels were between 40 and 50. There was also an opener (Amy Cooper) who I did the same for, but she's not on the archive, so the FLACs are sitting on my hard drive.

I'll retitle the thread so that it makes more sense now. I haven't given them a good listen yet to hear the differences, but what do you think? Thanks,

--hoyt
Title: Re: mbho > mp2 > 722 vs mbho > 722 (examples posted)
Post by: shruggy1987 on March 21, 2006, 09:20:04 AM: is this is Aerco MP2 or the SD MP2?
Title: Re: mbho > mp2 > 722 vs mbho > 722 (examples posted)
Post by: stigs on March 21, 2006, 11:15:11 AM: how long were the sets? how were both bands?
Title: Re: mbho > mp2 > 722 vs mbho > 722 (examples posted)
Post by: hoyt on March 21, 2006, 09:34:24 PM: Quote from: shruggy1987 on March 21, 2006, 09:20:04 AM
is this is Aerco MP2 or the SD MP2?

SD - should have noted that.

Quote from: stigs on March 21, 2006, 11:15:11 AM
how long were the sets? how were both bands?

The sixers were on for 45 minutes or so I think. And PMB was about an hour and half. Both sets were pretty good, but the PMB set started really slowly...

--hoyt

EDIT: Here's the sixer's 24 bit source - http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=34543
Title: Re: mbho > mp2 > 722 vs mbho > 722 (examples posted)
Post by: drewloo on March 21, 2006, 10:29:00 PM: I think it sounds better without the trusty MP-2; less muddy sounding and clearer. I'm listening on PC speakers, fwiw.