« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2006, 02:22:28 PM »
Asking $500 for it which seems a little steep.
I know it's a nice sounding unit- is it for me? I don't know.
I'm looking to record to my new MacBook Pro- looking for a simple A/D pre-amp that I can record stereo feeds from. It must have an USB/FW out so I can record to the laptop.
any and all suggestions appreciated.
thanks!
I recommend the Presonus Firebox. This also has four analog inputs (two mic, two line) so you can do matrixes later on.
It is $300 street, and sometimes just over $200 here in the YS.
Very stable with Cubase/ASIO drivers.
Richard
Agreed. Much better box (feature-wise). The preamps will probably not be as nice as the modded Oade preamps in the UA-5, but Presonus makes very good sounding gear and you won't be disappointed in the least. The multitracking ability and included Cubase software make this a deal that can't be beat.
Another option that's not quite hit the street is the Mackie Satellite.
My experience is that the preamps are better than a modded UA5. At least *my* modded UA5. (AD8620 + AD712 opamps, replaced capacitors). \begin{geek} The nice thing about the the Presonus is that it uses +/-15V (compared to +/-5V on the UA5) and it has a discrete transistor front end (compared to opamps only on the UA5). \end{geek}.
Richard
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Mics: Sennheiser MKE2002 (dummy head), Studio Projects C4, AT825 (unmodded), AT822 franken mic (x2), AT853(hc,c,sc,o), Senn. MKE2, Senn MKE40, Shure MX183/5, CA Cards, homebrew Panasonic and Transsound capsules.
Pre/ADC: Presonus Firepod & Firebox, DMIC20(x2), UA5(poorly-modded, AD8620+AD8512opamps), VX440
Recorders: Edirol R4, R09, IBM X24 laptop, NJB3(x2), HiMD(x2), MD(1).
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