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UA 6176
Aug 6, 2018 21:46:07 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2018 21:46:07 GMT -6
I think you'd get more mileage out of mics rather than the pre. Personally I wished I'd spent all these years buying awesome mics instead of all my pres. Up until recently though buying preamps was more fun. Then I stepped into the light and learned the error of my ways, lol.
I wonder how much of this is just OCD? Best mic's I've owned over the past couple o' decades has to be the MD-441 and U67.. Didn't stop me shopping for more mic's even though not a single one of them for me at least had anything on 'em. I've had some decent mic's sat in a draw for years, I like the U89 but I probably used it about three times.
I wish I'd spent a bit more time keeping up with instruments and singing, I realised my voice register continuously dropped over the years. At one point I was nearly three octaves from baritone to falsetto but I had real issues keeping low registers intonated, now my voice can't do falsetto and I've had to learn to sing all over again..
Anyway, I've decided I think.. Thanks everyone.!
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Post by levon on Aug 7, 2018 3:27:50 GMT -6
I've owned a 6176 for many years. It was the second channel strip I ever bought, after the SPL Channel One. I love it. You gotta treat the gain knob with due respect, but if you do, it works fine. And, yes, the pad is important too. The compressor is not identical to the standalone 1176, I was told. Don't know if that's true. I wouldn't sell mine, it has it's place. BTW, UA hardware units are no longer available in Europe, anyone know why?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 9:24:18 GMT -6
I've owned a 6176 for many years. It was the second channel strip I ever bought, after the SPL Channel One. I love it. You gotta treat the gain knob with due respect, but if you do, it works fine. And, yes, the pad is important too. The compressor is not identical to the standalone 1176, I was told. Don't know if that's true. I wouldn't sell mine, it has it's place. BTW, UA hardware units are no longer available in Europe, anyone know why?
You can still buy the 6176 & 610-Solo but the LA-610MK2 wasn't ROHS compliant, instead of sorting it out UA decided to just not sell it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 12:15:12 GMT -6
Well you can't say I do things by half measures, went for a long drive today and tested out the 6176 against an API channel strip and Shelford Channel.. Ended up coming home with a pair of Shelfords.. I'll find out if it's worth my nuts when the other half finds out, she's very understanding but this is a little pricey even for me LOL..!
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UA 6176
Aug 7, 2018 12:21:13 GMT -6
Post by allbuttonmode on Aug 7, 2018 12:21:13 GMT -6
Ended up coming home with a pair of Shelfords.. Wow... I hope your other half is understanding. That's quite the investment! And, congrats!
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UA 6176
Aug 7, 2018 15:34:27 GMT -6
Post by popmann on Aug 7, 2018 15:34:27 GMT -6
Can it be rohs compliant with old stock tubes? The compressor side has tubes that i dont think are manufactured anymore. If not, thats why.
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Aug 7, 2018 17:16:39 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 17:16:39 GMT -6
Can it be rohs compliant with old stock tubes? The compressor side has tubes that i dont think are manufactured anymore. If not, thats why.
When I asked one of the distributors they said something about them being barred because of the metals used in them.. Not sure if that's true or not, word of mouth an' all.!
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Post by levon on Aug 9, 2018 8:08:19 GMT -6
Well, I see that the 6176 still seems to be available in Europe, the 1176 and LA2As are not, according to UA's website.
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Post by levon on Aug 9, 2018 8:37:34 GMT -6
Well you can't say I do things by half measures, went for a long drive today and tested out the 6176 against an API channel strip and Shelford Channel.. Ended up coming home with a pair of Shelfords.. I'll find out if it's worth my nuts when the other half finds out, she's very understanding but this is a little pricey even for me LOL..! The Shelford certainly looks very tempting and given Rupert's history and the legacy of Neve Consoles, I can fully understand you . Good luck with the other half...
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Post by popmann on Aug 9, 2018 9:24:27 GMT -6
I'm telling you....I'll bet it's that they don't make the tubes needed for LA compressors any more--and haven't since maybe the 80s....the tubes, therefore, will contain the nasty heavy metals that RHOS "protects you from". The PREAMP can be sold, because that's all 12ax7s, which I'd assume they can source form someone who certifies it RHOS compliant....but, the old stock BHxx kind of things...and my LA610 has an old stock 6072 (meaning it came that way stock) as a line driver....the La2a uses MORE oddball tubes, I think. Basically, if it's not made for a guitar amp, it's no longer made....and the old ones, plentiful as they are (for non guitar amps)....they're never going to be lead free because they were made when you could sell pottery fired in lead glaze at the Sears&Roebuck. #oldGuyRef
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UA 6176
Aug 9, 2018 12:49:41 GMT -6
Post by Ward on Aug 9, 2018 12:49:41 GMT -6
Can it be rohs compliant with old stock tubes? The compressor side has tubes that i dont think are manufactured anymore. If not, thats why. The "compressor side" is an 1176, which doesn't use any tubes. It is an FET limiter. The Preamp Side is based on a 610, called a 610 and that does indeed use vacuum tubes.
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UA 6176
Aug 9, 2018 14:52:39 GMT -6
Post by popmann on Aug 9, 2018 14:52:39 GMT -6
The discussion point was how the La2a and LA610 can't be sold in Europe.
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Post by mike on Aug 9, 2018 15:32:49 GMT -6
Just sold my 6176 today. After firing it up to demo it sounded pretty good making it a little hard to see it go, but I just wasn't using it often enough to keep so might as well put the funds towards new gear.
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Post by the other mark williams on Aug 9, 2018 16:26:40 GMT -6
Just sold my 6176 today. After firing it up to demo it sounded pretty good making it a little hard to see it go, but I just wasn't using it often enough to keep so might as well put the funds towards new gear. That's exactly what I did.
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Aug 9, 2018 19:08:34 GMT -6
Post by Ward on Aug 9, 2018 19:08:34 GMT -6
The discussion point was how the La2a and LA610 can't be sold in Europe. But the thread topic is the UA6176 Huh?
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Post by levon on Aug 10, 2018 3:17:27 GMT -6
The discussion point was how the La2a and LA610 can't be sold in Europe. But the thread topic is the UA6176 Huh? Sorry for sidetracking the thread. I just wondered why certain UA products are no longer for sale here, basically the ones I'd want to buy.
Anyway, back to the 6176. I woudn't dream of selling mine. Love the flavor and, besides, during the last 20 years, everytime I sold something, I regretted it later. And then it wasn't available anymore.
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Post by the other mark williams on Aug 10, 2018 12:42:37 GMT -6
But the thread topic is the UA6176 Huh? Sorry for sidetracking the thread. I just wondered why certain UA products are no longer for sale here, basically the ones I'd want to buy.
Anyway, back to the 6176. I woudn't dream of selling mine. Love the flavor and, besides, during the last 20 years, everytime I sold something, I regretted it later. And then it wasn't available anymore.
If you like the 6176, it's a good time to pick another one up. It's a buyer's market, as far as I can tell. I had more trouble selling mine--and at a lower price--than I anticipated.
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UA 6176
Aug 10, 2018 17:50:17 GMT -6
Post by mike on Aug 10, 2018 17:50:17 GMT -6
Sorry for sidetracking the thread. I just wondered why certain UA products are no longer for sale here, basically the ones I'd want to buy.
Anyway, back to the 6176. I woudn't dream of selling mine. Love the flavor and, besides, during the last 20 years, everytime I sold something, I regretted it later. And then it wasn't available anymore.
If you like the 6176, it's a good time to pick another one up. It's a buyer's market, as far as I can tell. I had more trouble selling mine--and at a lower price--than I anticipated.
Could be true, but it might depend where you are also, maybe I was fortunate but I bought mine used 8 years ago and it sold for slightly more than I paid for it. But I'm also not located in a major market where there are likely more of them to compete against first hand. Looking at Reverb and ebay, it didn't seem like there was a larger used supply of them than most anything else, but demand is harder to measure I guess.
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UA 6176
Aug 11, 2018 4:04:37 GMT -6
Post by levon on Aug 11, 2018 4:04:37 GMT -6
Sorry for sidetracking the thread. I just wondered why certain UA products are no longer for sale here, basically the ones I'd want to buy.
Anyway, back to the 6176. I woudn't dream of selling mine. Love the flavor and, besides, during the last 20 years, everytime I sold something, I regretted it later. And then it wasn't available anymore.
If you like the 6176, it's a good time to pick another one up. It's a buyer's market, as far as I can tell. I had more trouble selling mine--and at a lower price--than I anticipated. They don't come up here second-hand that often. I've never seen one on Ebay in Europe.
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