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Post by jin167 on May 28, 2016 9:49:00 GMT -6
hmmm... so strange. What does Mr. Huart have to gain from bashing Heritage Audio products? I'm so confused at the moment.. hope all of these are just a big misunderstanding and no ulterior motive is involved as I do respect Mr. Huart and enjoy his youtube channel. Scroll down to the video. www.baeaudio.com/products/1073Yes, I'm aware that Mr. Huart is a user and a fan of BAE gear but I don't think that's enough of a reason for him to bash another manufacturer. And if you watch the video carefully it's not Mr. Huart who has suggested the use of a non elma switch in Heritage audio module he merely repeated the opinion of Zachary Riley.
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Post by jin167 on May 28, 2016 8:53:28 GMT -6
But the problem is that it isn't just an accusation. Visible evidence is presented and that's what is so disturbing to me. But you have to ask.. Who presented the evidence...? Oh.. I'm not talking about the video made by BAE. I'm referring to the video made by Warren Huart. He may be a user of BAE gear but he certainly does not work for them and I don't think there's any incentive for him to bash Heritage audio.
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Post by jin167 on May 28, 2016 8:18:09 GMT -6
So a competitor is accusing another competitor of having shoddy business practices and/or products? Say it ain't so! In other news, water is wet. But the problem is that it isn't just an accusation. Visible evidence is presented and that's what is so disturbing to me.
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Post by jin167 on May 28, 2016 8:02:24 GMT -6
It's not about whether or not I like a particular brand of xformers or switches. I just feel uneasy about Heritage Audio not being honest about the components they are using in their product. If they said that they are using chinese switches and non carnhill xformers in the first place then none of these would have mattered to me as I really like the sound of their product.
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Post by jin167 on May 28, 2016 6:36:40 GMT -6
hmmm... so strange. What does Mr. Huart have to gain from bashing Heritage Audio products? I'm so confused at the moment.. hope all of these are just a big misunderstanding and no ulterior motive is involved as I do respect Mr. Huart and enjoy his youtube channel.
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Post by jin167 on May 28, 2016 6:09:37 GMT -6
Once again maybe its true and the ones on FB are wrong. Relax and give them the chance to clarify this. It should also be asked why a China switch cant be a qualty product.? BTW the unit is about 800 with EQ? That spunds like a fair deal to me.... and its the case that it sounds great .... I would say its a good cost vs. performance ratio. I'm more than willing to give them the chance to explain themselves but bear in mind that this is not a new issue. BAE thread was made last year in case you haven't noticed. Heritage Audio had more than 6 months to explain themselves but I haven't seen a single thread written by them regarding this issue. And who said that chinese switches can't be a quality product? My point is that it seems they are using chinese switches and non carnhill xformers in their product despite the fact that they are advertising their products to be using carnhill xformers and elma switches. BTW their 500 series preamp module is $899 and their eq module is $999. EQ+Pre is $2200.
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Post by jin167 on May 28, 2016 5:47:09 GMT -6
Does the dam thing sounds good? If yes I do not see a problem.... Yes it does matter and it is a huge problem. As I have said I do like the sound of it but part of the reason why I have decided to purchase their product was because I was TOLD that quality components like carnhill xformers and elma switches were used in their product.
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Post by jin167 on May 28, 2016 3:10:19 GMT -6
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Post by jin167 on May 28, 2016 1:28:04 GMT -6
www.facebook.com/producelikeapro/videos/978558692243067/www.facebook.com/producelikeapro/videos/978558692243067/Shocking... I own a pair of 73jrs and although I think they are fantastic units regardless of what components are used I feel betrayed by the fact they are not using a genuine carnhill xfomers and elma switches like they have advertised on their website... I did a bit of a research on this matter and it seems that they had a bit of an argument with BAE audio over the origin of their input transformer as well. Such a disappointment... I really liked their product until I watched that video. I hope the guys from Heritage Audio has a good explanation for this.
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Post by jin167 on May 16, 2016 3:25:49 GMT -6
While I can't argue that a 67 isn't a great mic, the thing is, is it the right mic ? I consider Shannon a freind, of course so is the pres of Sennhieser USA and almost every other major mic manufacturer so it's all equal bias. Shannon as kewel as he is online when it comes to mics it's no BS, it's all about finding and getting it right. Even if I were looking for a classic Shannon would be one of my first calls because he's one of a handful of guys who are going to know what's out there. Shanon is the one guy who handles Martina's mic, Dolly's (now Jeff's ) mic amongst others. So MR Capacitor talk to MR Mic DR!!! Fair point. But in my view although there are many great mics to choose from in the market including Shannon's only a handful of them will retain their value. If you have been keeping your eyes on the price of a U67 you'll know what I mean.
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Post by jin167 on May 14, 2016 21:41:25 GMT -6
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Post by jin167 on May 9, 2016 6:39:15 GMT -6
Not really a fan of the genre but the sound is fantastic. Wonder who mixed the song..
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Post by jin167 on Apr 9, 2016 0:29:43 GMT -6
Smallbutfine, the MOTU 24Ao is a great sounding box stock but even better with some mods. The 24Ao is much easier to mod then the 16a as well. So, you should consider taking a look inside of it. They are great boxes but can be noticeably better. Killer, summing or console DA. Intriguing.. I'm using both 24ao and 24ai and I really like them as they are but if the mod is easy enough then I might do it myself in my free time. Any tips you could provide on how to go about modding these units dandeurloo? Many thanks in advance.
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Post by jin167 on Apr 1, 2016 9:26:23 GMT -6
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Post by jin167 on Mar 30, 2016 6:38:49 GMT -6
had a problem with the meter on my wa76 so I had to ask Bryce about how to fix it. Within a couple of hours Bryce got back to me with detailed instructions on how to solve the issue. I dropped in a couple of resistors and capacitors onto the PCB and the meter was back to normal.
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Post by jin167 on Mar 19, 2016 10:31:00 GMT -6
Using one with the amphion one18s and the combo sounds incredible. Period. But I can only recommend you to demo one in your room and see if you like it.
BTW, I read a thread on this site some time ago where someone mentioned that an online test is meaningless in most cases and one should never try to judge a piece of an equipment based on it and I believe most people on that thread (including myself) agreed with him.
My opinion still hasn't changed.
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Post by jin167 on Mar 12, 2016 2:50:12 GMT -6
Interested in this EQ as well. How do you like yours? Do you still use it? OH I so didn't like it... 8( it had this scratchy sounding Hi Freq EQ ... Yeah, I tried to like it... it just didn't sound good at all. cheers Wiz I see. That's a shame. I own a pair of RND 542s and I really like them so I thought I might try their EQ. May need to look into getting a harrison EQ instead then
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Post by jin167 on Mar 12, 2016 0:25:47 GMT -6
Some what impulsively, I just ordered a Rupert Neve 551 EQ. Front End Audio was having a 1 day 15% off sale, so I grabbed one.. its a few hundred cheaper than I could get one here in Oz... Line 10 "set self justification mode on" I figured I could probably sell it at virtually no loss if its not what I am hoping for. Line 20 "set self justification mode off" I kinda wanted something with a HPF, which this doesn't have. I am hoping its cool, haven't owned any of his stuff.. will post back in this thread when I get it and thoughts on it. (I should add, I have had a couple of outboard EQs before and got rid of them, kinda wonder why the F*()Uing I bought another now..... ) Interested in this EQ as well. How do you like yours? Do you still use it?
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Post by jin167 on Mar 10, 2016 3:30:42 GMT -6
I liked the C best. Have no idea which one it is tho ha.
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Post by jin167 on Mar 8, 2016 23:33:26 GMT -6
This video cracked me up..."another big shocker...ONE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO milliseconds predelay on the vocal reverb...I have never seen that...that is insane..." Shocking!!! Amazeballs!!! Ha. It IS a bit longer than typical. Tape pre-delay into a plate was typically 115 ms, if I recall. We would use a Vari-speed on the tape slap machine to get the rhythm groove right. In the clip, 152ms doesn't sound that hip by itself, but it does work in the mix. CLA is a character and his persona leaves himself open to some goofing, but in the day, Bob Clearmountain and the Lord-Alge brothers were pioneering today's techniques of stunning rock mixing. They were Lewis and Clark, bro. Vasco da Gama. Ponce de Leon. Some people sidechain their verbs to the vocal so that reverb would stay out of the way when the vocal is in then have the reverb follow immediately after so that vocal would remain clean without being drawn in the reverb. Classic trick and I think that's what the CLA reverb trick is doing as well (or something close) without using a sidechain.
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Post by jin167 on Mar 4, 2016 23:56:03 GMT -6
I could hear from 17,000 Hz which is weird as when I tried a similar frequency hearing test last time I could only hear up to 15,000 Hz.. I thought the ability to hear high frequencies only gets worse with time not the other way around ha.
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Post by jin167 on Feb 20, 2016 8:22:20 GMT -6
How do you like your Rythmik Audio F25 sub? I just took a look at their entire products line and they all seem to be a good value. 12 inch active sub for under $900? Impressive.
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Post by jin167 on Feb 19, 2016 18:26:36 GMT -6
Awesome. I'll give xram a go and see how it performs. Thanks for the tip smallbutfine. I'm already using UPS btw hehe.
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Post by jin167 on Feb 19, 2016 9:38:04 GMT -6
Interesting.. Mind if I ask what your settings are? Not sure which settings to turn on and what numbers to put in the box..
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Post by jin167 on Feb 14, 2016 8:50:06 GMT -6
Initially preferred the Mix A by a small margin but then realised that it was louder than Mix B (ran both mixes through the Izotope Insight and confirmed that Mix A is indeed louder) so I had to turn it down by 1 dB and then the differences became more subtle. I really liked both mixes but differences are too subtle for me to justify spending $1k+.
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