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Post by ninworks on May 24, 2023 12:35:00 GMT -6
I just bought a used Capi BT50 EQ from a guy on Craigslist for $600. I don't think I've evr seen a used one for sale. At least not around here. The kit with the op amps will cost THAT much. Then you have to spend a lot of time putting it together or pay someone to do it for you. That's if you get lucky and happen to get notified when Capi will release new ones again. WOO HOO!
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Post by Johnkenn on May 24, 2023 13:30:16 GMT -6
That’s a killer EQ. There’s a comparison thread me and Jeff did somewhere around here. Comparing BT50 with a vintage API 550 and the modern one.
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Post by jcoutu1 on May 24, 2023 13:39:04 GMT -6
I have 6. Wish I had 20.
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Post by ninworks on May 24, 2023 14:37:13 GMT -6
I'll likely get another one at some point. It really does sound superb. I've been playing with it all day. |
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Post by sentientsound on Jun 17, 2023 2:55:23 GMT -6
Nice score - I've never seen used ones either.
What opamps are you all using in yours?
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Post by christophert on Jun 17, 2023 3:34:20 GMT -6
IMO, one of the best snare and electric guitar EQs.
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Post by nudwig on Jun 17, 2023 8:25:20 GMT -6
I need to try these. I have an early 00's 550A handwired pair that I love but they're always tied up on guitars and the LP and HP being tied together isn't my favorite. Nor is the soldered in op-amps, if they ever get replaced it's going to be the CAPI CA-0252's. Those magical 0252's brought my similar era 8200A alive and I bet this eq with them is amazing.
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Post by ninworks on Jun 18, 2023 3:12:59 GMT -6
Nice score - I've never seen used ones either. What opamps are you all using in yours? I'm wasn't even sure what are in this one. The guy I bought it from said they weren't the ones he had in it when he first built it. I pulled it from the rack and it appears to have the gar 2520's in it. |
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Post by sentientsound on Jun 18, 2023 7:59:02 GMT -6
Nice score - I've never seen used ones either. What opamps are you all using in yours? I'm wasn't even sure what are in this one. The guy I bought it from said they weren't the ones he had in it when he first built it. I pulled it from the rack and it appears to have the gar 2520's in it. That's a steal with good opamps! What have you been liking it on so far? I just went on Reverb and there's a "mint" used one for $900 hah! New ones from CAPI builders are $750 - 800 depending on opamps. That site has been disappointing for the past year or two with increasingly silly prices. |
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Post by ninworks on Jun 18, 2023 9:27:37 GMT -6
I like how you can boost any frequency to ridiculous levels without it sounding artificial. The top end is very smooth and doesn't get scratchy or harsh. I like where the frequency range divisions are for the low band. Very good for EQing kick drum. The top end puts a nice sparkle on acoustic 12 string guitar that blends well with cymbals, particularly hi hat. Haven't had a need to use the midrange much so I'm not that familiar with its characteristics.
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Post by chessparov on Jun 18, 2023 11:34:46 GMT -6
And here I thought the thread might be about my MXL V69. Oh well.
Chris
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Post by the other mark williams on Jun 18, 2023 12:27:34 GMT -6
And here I thought the thread might be about my MXL V69. Oh well. Chris Well, that too, Chris. Goes without saying my friend.  |
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Post by chessparov on Jun 18, 2023 16:47:22 GMT -6
Well Plush has been after my Vintage Nanocompressor for years too. And John Eppstein has been know to eye my Type C Exciter too.
(But that's curable)
Gotta guard some of my Production secrets ya know.
Chris
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Post by Ward on Jun 18, 2023 17:03:30 GMT -6
I'd like to find 4-6 of them used for a couple hundred each . . . odds of that happening are low to nil.
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Post by chessparov on Jun 18, 2023 17:11:09 GMT -6
Thanks Ward. But I better hang on to them nonetheless. Gotta protect the Legacy.
Chris
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Post by ericn on Jun 18, 2023 21:35:35 GMT -6
I'd like to find 4-6 of them used for a couple hundred each . . . odds of that happening are low to nil. When available they are kind of weird on the used market. Being a kit you don’t know who built them so quality of the build is always a question mark. They are rare use and usually move quickly but the prices have been all over. |
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