Help buying an 1176 - I have option anxiety!

The Splice features are great but man, the way it looks just doesn't match my personal aesthetic

+500. If he gave this thing battleship looking controls, they would be flying off the shelves.

I've build FET/500 Rev D and Rev A. The Rev A was more colored, a little brighter, I like it on vocals and snare. The Rev D worked better for me on bass and guitar and surprisingly fiddle. I sold them both to pay for other things, the knobs are a little crowded and sensitive for my personal taste. I'll probably build the racked versions at some point.

I think appearance does matter. If you had 3 similar cars that were the same price, but one was a color you hated, you'd probably not buy it because of the looks even if it had more under the hood.

That's not saying I wouldn't own a Splice, but I think the look keeps people from trying it. Those Nice microphones might be the greatest value in the world, but they look ridiculous. A client brought in a Blue Reactor, which looks like some sort of expensive liquor bottle, and was totally unpractical in design so I'd never own one (it didn't sound very good either). People go bananas for the Shadow Hills and Retro stuff because they look and sound good.

no, this is a terrible analogy, because none of these particular "cars" are similar, the splice is a dragster, the warm is a fucking hotwheels toy compared to the splice, sorry, but someone has to say it, it's all about the power of the tools pertaining to mixing, and by any standard, this is a beast of a tool, and IMO it looks perfectly cool, complete with a friggin snake on the front of it! seriously, you gotta be kidding me?

As soon as I can lay down the geld for the Splice I will grab at least one. Every time I heard an example of it at work I caught myself talking to myself saying things like, "Holy fucking shit"and "oh my God". If it looked like a rubber ducky I would't give a hoot.

imo, the problem with the splice is that it doesn't LOOK like an 1176, and that's what makes people go "huh"?

Another happy Warm user here. 2 tb12s and wa76 and no issues for me.

The wa76 sounds great, but I usually prefer the UAD bluestripe on vocals. Thats not a knock on the warm, I think I just like the agressive edge of the bluestripe.

For that reason Im going to buy a splice at some point this year and be done. I think it looks pretty badass IMO. And the fact you can frankenstein the in and out transformers is very seductive!

A buddy just got a hairball bluestripe off of reverb or ebay for 600, probably a deal of the century, but it spices up that snare he puts it on like whoa. I may have to dip into that blue stripe honey jar once I finish up my stereo channels

oh, there's also the 1176 style colour palette option - that gives you some real cool options. it's a nice way to bring in an extra 76 style for 100 bucks (plus the palette)

Looks do matter, period. Personally, I'd rather fiddle the knobs on a good-looking... ah let's not go there...

Holy thread restarter Batman!

I started this thread in 2016 .... and I still haven't decided on an 1176!

Now I've just got an Audioscape Opto Compressor I'm buzzed to finally pull the trigger on my last ever
pro audio purchase and be able to try the famed Opto -1176 pairing for tracking vocals.

The guy who sold me the Opto comp has offered me with Audioscape 76A for a decent price.

Or it's get the BLA Bluey, a Wes Audio Beta76 or finally the Splice Mk2.

My question, aside from the obvious which one should I go for, is about the Bluey.

The brand seems a but prosumer compared to say, Audioscape.

Is the Bluey well made and reliable?
The Bluey seems to be the 1176 of the moment.

Thanks

I'd demo the Acme Opticom 500, it can do the 2A style thing (a bit clearer with extra tone under heavier comp) although it can also absolutely smash drums etc. in fast mode. I had the UA 1176's in the 6176 channel and the Acme's replaced them.