Anyone used the Burl Vancouver Summing Mixer?

Looks like a nice piece of gear if summing is your thing.  But I really think there should be moratorium on the words "fat" and "glue."  It's starting to get silly.  

I want to know where I can get the hipster outfit complete with glasses? Halloween is just around the corner ya know 

tonycamphd, you can borrow my glasses.

Hey svart, what's a 1:1 nickel wound output transformer going to add? Do these 1:1 transformers add much tone? I obviously don't know anything about this stuff, but assumed that 1:1 ratio stuff isn't going to add much tone.

I have a problem with burls whole used car salesman, take you to the moon and back spiel, a summing amp is a simple thing, i believe you are paying for the faceplate here, it's not like there is a tranny on every input, it's got 2 output trannys, makeup gain via stepped attenuators with "audiophile" resistors? really?(translation-any high tolerance off the shelf 1% metal film @10 cents a piece, if they match them each L/R channels i'd be really surprised, i know steiger does that on the ML's), the 1:1 ratio on those "proprietary"  transformers is more like 1:1.5 from what i've heard, and we all know louder is better, jcoutu1 1:1 still creates the same type of euphonic saturation coloration/compression when driven as any tranny to my knowledge. mobeach, you just buy (tascam pinout) D-sub to 1/4" or xlr's to connect what ever you need, they are readily available in banks of 8, check redco maybe?

to be clear, i'm sure the burl sounds really nice, but for serious builders to use hyped up words like "proprietary" when referring to tranny's?? really? and "audiophile resistors" makes them look disingenuous at worst and douchey at best IMO.

He "Will Kahn" you.

Dude, lol I love that one! plus i resemble that remark 8)

The ratio is only part of it.  The signal level going into the transformer can add DC residuals to the primary coil (if it's not gapped) and/or cause some saturation (soft clipping) if it's high enough.  

At lower levels the parasitics of the transformer can be non-linear over frequency so you can get various low levels of distortions.  

The use of nickel cores says they aren't necessarily going for transformer added distortion from the core.  My understanding is that nickel cored transformers are more clean to lower frequencies that iron or steel cored ones.

From this, I assume they meant the transformer to "smooth" the audio out a bit (with the parasitic C/L of the transformer) and then probably the SE to DIFF conversion that they are known for.  They probably never meant to add Neve-ish like transformer tone or else they would have used an iron core with DC flowing through it for much more distortion..

EDIT:  Thinking about it, ratio could also load the driver differently over frequency, so maybe ratio might have more effect on certain drivers than others, I.E., class A vs. AB or B..  Transformers generally smooth out the crossover distortions from Class AB or Class B drivers (like those in tube amps) which lessen the amount of purely odd order harmonics and give more of a mix of even and odd harmonics.  Ratio on tube output circuits certainly adds harmonic complexity as the tubes are loaded down..

The only mic pre I have with transformers (besides an Avalon Mercenary Ed. 737,) is an Atlas Audio Juggernaut Twin. It's got 4 trannys/channel, servo switchable nickel and steel on the input and output. The nickel has a little more heft and girth and sounds more elegant. The steel has more teeth. I like the nickel going in and the steel coming out.  

Is that based on the german soccer player Oliver Kahn?