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It could probably be done, but it's Doug ear & talent that make this pre what it is. How's the old saying go? You can duplicate, but never recreate...
that is BS, IMO.
Quote from: Andrew Pierce on November 05, 2005, 04:15:26 PMthat is BS, IMO. Pardon me.
i'm sure it would be less money than a new one.but still, its not a legendary preamp due to cheap parts, that much is for sure.
Quote from: Nick's Picks on November 05, 2005, 02:51:01 PMi'm sure it would be less money than a new one.but still, its not a legendary preamp due to cheap parts, that much is for sure.Sure it would be less money to DIY...it always is...but no, the parts aren't cheap. If you search around on the Oade forum you can find the part numbers for the transformers...I used to know what they were. There was also a thread somewhere in there where someone added up the cost of the components and it was a higher number than I expected. I've looked for that thread again at one point, and couldn't find it....hard to search that forum. At one point I did look up the transformers on Jensen's site and they are expensive ~$175-200 each. Doug also hand matches the rest of the components to get very tight tolerances. Granted, anyone w/ the proper experience could do the same, but it does require effort on the part of the builder and that is also part of what you are paying for.
Maybe a couple of small scratches, but thats because these mics are chick magnets.Girls always up on Andy tryin to grab these mics, the scratches are from their wedding rings.
You can't throw this thing together in 20 minutes, that's for sure. Reguardless of how much the parts cost, I'd like to see how much a shop would charge for assembly, I'm guessing that for the $, the m148 was a bargain.