kasroc
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Post by kasroc on Mar 22, 2020 15:28:39 GMT -6
Any Western Dynamo 1909 comp users here? Wondering what your thoughts are. Hoping they have a lot of color!
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Post by audioscape on Mar 23, 2020 14:31:00 GMT -6
EXTREMELY versatile Optical (via Vactrols) Compressor...! Love these things. They're more on the punchy / modern side of the sonic coin - not overtly colored by any means but they most definitely have a vibe all their own. Love our pair!
Maybe not for everyone but again, they're optical, so it's tough to make them sound bad... ;-)
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Post by drumsound on Mar 23, 2020 14:41:51 GMT -6
I've interacted with those guys on Twitter. They really seem to be in it for the right reasons. I was going to demo the 1909 at some point and don't remember why I didn't.
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Post by audioscape on Mar 26, 2020 16:43:28 GMT -6
SUPER stoked to see the "Western Dynamo" name back and in business! J.Morris did great in the interim making 1909's under that moniker but W.D. is such a cool ass name for an analog HW brand ;-) <3
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kasroc
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Post by kasroc on Mar 27, 2020 7:15:39 GMT -6
Yes! This is all great to read.
I ordered a pair last Friday ( a week ago). They said they would ship them Monday and I have not heard back since. I’m beginning to worry now. With everything that’s going on right now maybe it wasn’t the best time to order? I can’t seem to get any response from them and now I’m out $1200...what should I do?
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Post by Ward on Mar 27, 2020 7:46:51 GMT -6
EXTREMELY versatile Optical (via Vactrols) Compressor...! Love these things. They're more on the punchy / modern side of the sonic coin - not overtly colored by any means but they most definitely have a vibe all their own. Love our pair! Maybe not for everyone but again, they're optical, so it's tough to make them sound bad... ;-) I've been waiting for audioscape to come out with its own version of this. After the V76 style preamp, of course. |
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Post by drumsound on Mar 27, 2020 15:26:33 GMT -6
Yes! This is all great to read. I ordered a pair last Friday ( a week ago). They said they would ship them Monday and I have not heard back since. I’m beginning to worry now. With everything that’s going on right now maybe it wasn’t the best time to order? I can’t seem to get any response from them and now I’m out $1200...what should I do? The whole shipping world is on its ear right now. I usually get things from Sweetwater next day, because they are literally only a few hours away. I just got the sticks I ordered on monday. NOT typical. J Morris really cares about his rep and his brand from eveything I could tell. And the obligatory question: did you check your spam folder? |
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Post by audioscape on Mar 27, 2020 17:11:51 GMT -6
EXTREMELY versatile Optical (via Vactrols) Compressor...! Love these things. They're more on the punchy / modern side of the sonic coin - not overtly colored by any means but they most definitely have a vibe all their own. Love our pair! Maybe not for everyone but again, they're optical, so it's tough to make them sound bad... ;-) I've been waiting for audioscape to come out with its own version of this. After the V76 style preamp, of course. As cool as that would be - it simply wouldn't be prudent - morally or ethically... the design of the 1909 is an original one and is quite clever. Can't exclaim how much I love them!!!! BTW - EVERYTHING has slowed down... you'll get your 1909's kasroc but I do know that EVERYTHING is slowed down almost to a hault with many suppliers that we use, and I'm sure J.Morris is using many similar vendors. I'm sure he'll get back to you! ;-) |
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kasroc
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Post by kasroc on Mar 27, 2020 19:02:11 GMT -6
Yes, he got back to me today. Said there were some shipping issues and that he hoped they would go out today and provide tracking. I totally get what’s going on...world is upside down right now which is why I said I’d gladly take a refund and order later when things hopefully cool down. Giving him the benefit of the doubt here. Not the best timing on my part.
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Post by kasroc on Mar 30, 2020 16:27:41 GMT -6
Still no tracking info yet...I gotta say for someone like me to just drop $1200 bucks with a company for the first time their communication skills absolutely suck.
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Post by villisaty on Apr 2, 2020 2:10:24 GMT -6
I heard about this, but have not tried it yet. Share your impressions, whether it is worth my efforts.
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kasroc
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Post by kasroc on Apr 2, 2020 10:50:17 GMT -6
Would love to. Unfortunately, I still have not gotten the product yet. Morris doesn’t seem to answer emails very rapidly either. I have heard from others that it can take up to 5-6 weeks to receive product. Especially now, given the times even longer?
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Post by kasroc on Apr 18, 2020 10:50:53 GMT -6
I got the comps, finally. One showed up broken. The other is fine. They weren’t really packed very well to be honest. The one that works sounds amazing on snare. Really, really good actually.
Hoping Morris sends me the two new comps to replace these as he said he would.
I would suggest anyone ordering from him to have some serious patience. Right now might not be the best time to place an order also.
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Post by rockinrobin on Dec 1, 2021 7:35:34 GMT -6
I got the comps, finally. One showed up broken. The other is fine. They weren’t really packed very well to be honest. The one that works sounds amazing on snare. Really, really good actually. Hoping Morris sends me the two new comps to replace these as he said he would. I would suggest anyone ordering from him to have some serious patience. Right now might not be the best time to place an order also. How the 1909 are treating you nowadays? Are they any good on vocals? |
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