V2 levels

[Tim]

gotcha...

tell Jason and Molly that Dennis and Val and I say hello...

[dklein]

I run my V2 at quite low level because of the device it feeds into (A62 - consumer line level).  And it sounds great!

[heath]

I run my V2 at quite low level because of the device it feeds into (A62 - consumer line level).  And it sounds great!

so i guess you're liking the v2?   

[dklein]

so i guess you're liking the v2?   

oh man...I love it.  And I believe it's a piece of gear I will keep forever.  I really don't think there's gonna be much future progress in the world of preamps and analog electronics.  Digital will continue to get better but a good preamp will always be desirable.

Actually, I think it's kinda stupid that V2s have been going down in price.  There will come a day when the V3 owners want different a>d.

btw, I power the thing off a tiny Nimh pack of 5 x 4/3 AA cells that goes for 4 hours.  Check it out beside the SLA.  And it ways about 1/5 of the lead.

[heath]

so i guess you're liking the v2?   

oh man...I love it.  And I believe it's a piece of gear I will keep forever.  I really don't think there's gonna be much future progress in the world of preamps and analog electronics.  Digital will continue to get better but a good preamp will always be desirable.

Actually, I think it's kinda stupid that V2s have been going down in price.  There will come a day when the V3 owners want different a>d.

btw, I power the thing off a tiny Nimh pack of 5 x 4/3 AA cells that goes for 4 hours.  Check it out beside the SLA.  And it ways about 1/5 of the lead.

i recognize that battery   

That's sweet setup.  Tiny power source.  Well done!

[Tim]

Actually, I think it's kinda stupid that V2s have been going down in price.  There will come a day when the V3 owners want different a>d.

fwiw the V3 has analog outs for those situations

[eric.B]

Actually, I think it's kinda stupid that V2s have been going down in price.  There will come a day when the V3 owners want different a>d.

fwiw the V3 has analog outs for those situations

yes..   but is the analog out _after_ the a>d stage? or   analog in>pre>a/d>analog out

[caymanreview]

analog outs are before the a/d correct

[Craig T]

analog outs are before the a/d stage.  there is no d/a built into the V3, not even for monitoring.

[eric.B]

hey craig..
frequinox at the conduit this week for you?

[Tim]

analog outs are before the a/d stage.  there is no d/a built into the V3, not even for monitoring.

what craig said

[Brian Skalinder]

yes..   but is the analog out _after_ the a>d stage? or   analog in>pre>a/d>analog out

Well, technically:  analog-in > pre > ADC > DAC > analog-out.  But we knew what you meant.    Others have stated the V3 path correctly.  The UA-5, though, does pass through ADC/DAC to send an analog-out.  Not sure about other pre/ADC combos.

[Tim]

Not sure about other pre/ADC combos.

Minime has no analog outs

[dklein]

Actually, I think it's kinda stupid that V2s have been going down in price.  There will come a day when the V3 owners want different a>d.

fwiw the V3 has analog outs for those situations

This is true.  But I have $700 leftover to buy an a>d.   

I'm not trying to suggest that there's anything wrong with a V3.  I'd like one myself.  But with V2s going for $550-650 I think it's a helluva deal.  And because I almost always record 24 bit on a laptop, the 'space saving' feature of the V3's built in a>d isn't worth that much too me cause I already got a big bag and my a>d is small. 

The other factor is when I record 4 track (board+mics) I want analog output so the a>d can clock them the same.  So we're all happy!

And you can't tell me that you actually prefer that V3 power connector to a nice solid, locking 4 pin connector 

[Tim]

who knows what I'll be running when I get back in the game but V2->AD2k at 24bit sounds pretty good to me... but then there's the whole 1 box v 2box issue