Just wondering about the quality of the UA5 A/D converter? Someone said it was the same as the Mini-Me but sounds differrent? I am using a UA5 after a V2 for A/D conversion only.  Any comments? Thank.

I already did that before posting. Couldn't find any specific info. Maybe I missed it.

i've ran a MP-2 infront of it before , so was it going in the mp2 pre and then in the ua-5 pre again?   humm...double the pleasure double the fun...

I called the Oade Bros and asked one of their guys about this. Not sure who i talked to but he said using the rca inputs I would be bypassing the mic preamps.

rca inputs bypass the mic pre.  it is a good sounding a/d.  IMO, you'd have to go up to an ad2k/2402-96, mme, v3 to do better, especially at 24bit.  I went from v2>mod-sbm1 to v2>ua5 and was happy with the results.

Craig.

I've run V2>UA-5 a numbe of times and it kicked ass

Quote from: drumminj on April 06, 2004, 12:13:54 PM
I'm pretty sure the RCA's bypass the preamp.  I remember from discussions about the w-mod and p-mod UA-5s, that you'd need to run mic-in to take advantage of this.  Thus, a sbd feed normally wouldn't (assuming you'd run that through the RCAs).

True, the RCA's bypass the preamp.  However, the RCAs still go through a gain stage utilizing different op amps which (per Doug Oade a ways back) aren't as good as the stock op amps (or, obviously, the warm or presence mod op amps).

Thanks.  I know all about the Oade Mods and that info. The reason I bought your UA5 was to use the A/D after the V2 and didn't need the Mods but I think part of these mods actually improves the analog input and may actually improve the sound when bypassing the mic in and usind the rca inputs. I experimented with the V2>UA5>D8 and V2>D8 and found the sound to be better IMO with just the D8. So until I hear better or I start 24bit recording I might just keep the UA5 on the side. Peace out!