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Post by chrisbramble on Mar 1, 2014 15:30:10 GMT -6
I have a question for all of you experienced CAPI users. I am ready to order a pair of the new Missing Links. My question is - which op amp? I'll mostly be using these for mixing, although certainly for some tracking. My priorities are low noise, and more wide open (I figure color is already in abundance on these, and I have plenty of other color pieces).
There seems to be plenty of discussion on the various flavors of op amps for the pre's, but I don't see much discussion on the different flavors for the ML's.
Thanks~~
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Post by deehope on Mar 1, 2014 19:11:52 GMT -6
I have a question for all of you experienced CAPI users. I am ready to order a pair of the new Missing Links. My question is - which op amp? I'll mostly be using these for mixing, although certainly for some tracking. My priorities are low noise, and more wide open (I figure color is already in abundance on these, and I have plenty of other color pieces). There seems to be plenty of discussion on the various flavors of op amps for the pre's, but I don't see much discussion on the different flavors for the ML's. Thanks~~ I'd go with red dots then. |
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Post by mulmany on Mar 1, 2014 19:25:07 GMT -6
Jeff, When are you getting more transformers in?
Almost every time I look at your site to purchase, the transformers are out of stock.
I guess it keeps the GAS in check!
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 1, 2014 19:28:23 GMT -6
Well, I would say the Red Dots are more colored than the Gar1731's or the 2520's...Never tried sll Blue Dots. Maybe Scott can tell us a little about them...I also noticed that horvitz makes opamps...I believe in the 2520 flavor...Maybe he can add too. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 1, 2014 19:29:28 GMT -6
Yeah, jsteiger - if one is on your mailing list, would one get updates when stuff is in stock? |
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Post by tonycamphd on Mar 1, 2014 20:13:48 GMT -6
Red dots, I have gar 1731's 2520's, sca2520's, they're all great, if i could only have 1,... Red Dots
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Post by horvitz on Mar 2, 2014 5:53:57 GMT -6
Well, I would say the Red Dots are more colored than the Gar1731's or the 2520's...Never tried sll Blue Dots. Maybe Scott can tell us a little about them...I also noticed that horvitz makes opamps...I believe in the 2520 flavor...Maybe he can add too. Yup, my TB2S amps. Definitely 2520 sort of family. They are entirely SMD and certainly have their own character, without straying too far from what you might be used to in this style. One user with much better ears than mine told me that he found them to be a compromise somewhere between the GAR2520 and Red Dot. But you know, opinions are like something something and that goes triple for op amps. I think they're pretty darn great  I've made this offer before and it goes for all you guys, too. Buy them, try them. If you really aren't digging it, return them within a month for a full refund minus shipping. Recently reduced the pricing by a bit, too. |
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Post by jsteiger on Mar 2, 2014 10:42:14 GMT -6
Jeff, When are you getting more transformers in? Almost every time I look at your site to purchase, the transformers are out of stock. I guess it keeps the GAS in check! I will be marking the 2503's in today. I am very low on 2622's though. My next batch is about 2 weeks out. |
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Post by jsteiger on Mar 2, 2014 10:44:35 GMT -6
Yeah, jsteiger - if one is on your mailing list, would one get updates when stuff is in stock? No, I rarely send out an email blast to all customers. I keep a manual list for each pre when I am out of stock on something. If someone sends an email asking when a particular kit will be in stock, I add them to the manual notify list. |
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Post by tonycamphd on Mar 2, 2014 11:11:44 GMT -6
Well, I would say the Red Dots are more colored than the Gar1731's or the 2520's...Never tried sll Blue Dots. Maybe Scott can tell us a little about them...I also noticed that horvitz makes opamps...I believe in the 2520 flavor...Maybe he can add too. Yup, my TB2S amps. Definitely 2520 sort of family. They are entirely SMD and certainly have their own character, without straying too far from what you might be used to in this style. One user with much better ears than mine told me that he found them to be a compromise somewhere between the GAR2520 and Red Dot. But you know, opinions are like something something and that goes triple for op amps. I think they're pretty darn great I've made this offer before and it goes for all you guys, too. Buy them, try them. If you really aren't digging it, return them within a month for a full refund minus shipping. Recently reduced the pricing by a bit, too. I got a couple of your eq's on my list Brian, I just gotta finish a pile of stuff first! |
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Post by horvitz on Mar 2, 2014 12:01:59 GMT -6
I got a couple of your eq's on my list Brian, I just gotta finish a pile of stuff first! And I gotta get 'em back in stock! Going to still be a little while. |
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Post by sll on Mar 5, 2014 8:59:24 GMT -6
Well, I would say the Red Dots are more colored than the Gar1731's or the 2520's...Never tried sll Blue Dots. Maybe Scott can tell us a little about them...I also noticed that horvitz makes opamps...I believe in the 2520 flavor...Maybe he can add too. My Blue Dots are cleaner and faster than the Red Dots. I made the Blue Dots to sound like modern API 2520's so people can replace faulty opamps in a console, or multi-channel unit and have them sound the same. Blue Dots were actually the first version of the opamp I made. It wasn't until someone sent me some Huntington and Melville NY labelled 2520's from the 70's that I discovered there was a sound difference between modern and vintage. I of course, had to dissect them and find out why. That's when the Red Dot was born. I'll have to check out Brian's opamp sometime. |
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I've made this offer before and it goes for all you guys, too. Buy them, try them. If you really aren't digging it, return them within a month for a full refund minus shipping. Recently reduced the pricing by a bit, too.
