Topic: Marantz 671 in the field... Part 2

[Nick's Picks]

radio shack "B" size barrel plug


fwiw, I always ran mine w/the deck set around 4-6.  I didnt' care for the sound the one time I used Dougs advise and ditched the gain on the 248 in place of less attenuation on the Marantz.

[spreadheadtom]

radio shack "B" size barrel plug


fwiw, I always ran mine w/the deck set around 4-6.  I didnt' care for the sound the one time I used Dougs advise and ditched the gain on the 248 in place of less attenuation on the Marantz.

now that's a smart man.....you could learn a lot from him Drew.

+T Nick!!

  Tommy

[Nick's Picks]

nice.
the talk of hybrid sound between warm and T is exactly what I thought w/the ACM660 sound as well.  Transparent as in lack of coloration, warm as in the way those Wmod boxes have such an 3d sound stage.

[kgreener]

+t, good report.  and i agree with Nick, this is the type of sound i hear on the ACM660.  I look forward to the torrent.

[F.O.Bean]

awesome tim, may have to sell the ole v3 and buy one new

[sygdwm]

you guys will no longer need your v3's. seriously. 

[Brian Skalinder]

Curious to hear this sucker.  How's the self noise at high gain?  Some of the unamplified recording I do needs a very quiet noise floor at high gain, hence one of the reasons I love my V3.

[tscales]

Really helpful report - keep the info coming. +T

I'm leaning towards the Marantz now after leaning towards the DA-P2 for a while.   

Do you think the gain structure gets shifted by the ACM mod?  ie, are you able to run it hotter with the ACM mod but some of the un-moded electronics are still percieving some 'peaks', which really aren't peaks?

[F.O.Bean]

Really helpful report - keep the info coming. +T

I'm leaning towards the Marantz now after leaning towards the DA-P2 for a while.   

Do you think the gain structure gets shifted by the ACM mod?  ie, are you able to run it hotter with the ACM mod but some of the un-moded electronics are still percieving some 'peaks', which really aren't peaks?

no doubt, i was set on the hd-p2, but after hearing 481>acm 671, my mind has changed

wonder if doug will mod the hd-p2's as well, i thought someone said he was looking into it

if he did an ACM mod on the p2, i would also have to hear that one

what a yummy box

it would be nice to just have a bag w/ mics/cables/and the 671 and thats it

[Chuck]

That's me Bean. Mics, cables and ACM 671. I really like the simplicity and it sounds very good. 

[F.O.Bean]

That's me Bean. Mics, cables and ACM 671. I really like the simplicity and it sounds very good. 

got any tapes on the archive? id love a link to some, ive already heard your cracker, sounds great, just looking for some recordings w/ bands im more into ala moe/biscuits/etc

[Norm Peterson]

when tax time comes, I'm DEFINITELY getting one of these bad boys, seems too damn user friendly to pass up, even w/ the 12v batts

I plan on getting a handful of 12v NIMH batts to use seperatly from the vr box(jb3/16-bit backup w/ the v3>analog out>jb3 )

then again i may just get a bunch of those small 12v NIMH batt packs and wire them in parallel so i can power the v3/jb3 off of one 12v system

and the ACM mod may get done as well, just to have some diff pre/ad options

the rest of my tax return is going to fines

Didn't you get your tax return yet?

Please define DEFINITELY, then buy me another cold one. 

Confucius Say:
He who thinks by the inch and talks by the yard deserves to be kicked by the foot. 

[F.O.Bean]

when tax time comes, I'm DEFINITELY getting one of these bad boys, seems too damn user friendly to pass up, even w/ the 12v batts

I plan on getting a handful of 12v NIMH batts to use seperatly from the vr box(jb3/16-bit backup w/ the v3>analog out>jb3 )

then again i may just get a bunch of those small 12v NIMH batt packs and wire them in parallel so i can power the v3/jb3 off of one 12v system

and the ACM mod may get done as well, just to have some diff pre/ad options

the rest of my tax return is going to fines

Didn't you get your tax return yet?

Please define DEFINITELY, then buy me another cold one. 

Confucius Say:
He who thinks by the inch and talks by the yard deserves to be kicked by the foot. 

sorry my tax return wasnt as big as id hoped

[tscales]

That's me Bean. Mics, cables and ACM 671. I really like the simplicity and it sounds very good. 

oooOOOOoo, a cotaper with my dream rig - please show me wher I can hear a Fox or B. Theater show and hear what yer rig can do?

+T

[Chuck]

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=36173

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=34232

These are the only ones I have with this rig on the archive right now. They both happen to be Cracker. One is the acoustic duo, the other is the full band.

I've also recorded one of the ARU shows at the Fox, Boulder and one of the Zero Reunion shows at Cervantes. I also have a partial Camper Van Beethoven from the Gothic (same night as the Cracker full band recording) I can send FLAC or audio CD's of these if you are interested.

The best of the bunch is the 04-27-2006 Cracker Acoustic Duo that's on the archive.
The vocals sound a bit hollow, as I was a bit too close and missed the coverage of the L/R stacks but it gives you a good idea how the C-481> ACM PMD671 combo sounds.

I'm using Segue Dogstars for all my cabling. In this case, thats the 15' silver clad microphone cables. http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=49744.0

There are actually quite a few guys running C-48x> ACM 671. Check out the PMD671 in the field thread.

Chuck

PS. I'll probably record Tea Leaf Green May 19th at the Fox. Being that I turn 46 at midnight that night, I'm not 100% sure what I'll be doing right now though.