FMR RNP: Headroom? Fast?

[gcapel]

I was thinking of tying the RNP on close tom mics (57 and 421). I was going to get two of them (RNP).

What do you guys think?

Headroom?

Quickness?

[giraffe]

much headroom, not sure about "quickness"

[ozraves]

Yes and yes.

Need more info??? Read Harvey's review: http://www.mojopie.com/rnp.html

FWIW, I'd probably go with the Sytek if I were looking for four channels. Some say it doesn't have that much headroom. Others disagree.

[daav]

My ears aren't amazing at this point or anything- and this is only one example, but this thread convinced me that the price diff between a RNP and DMP3 doesn't justify the difference in quality.

http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/sho...d.php?t=231789


Daav

[giraffe]

got the sytek recently, love it so far and no problems with headroom.
more tracking today, will let know.

[gcapel]

That would be excellant sir thankyou!

[giraffe]

had it on overheads and kick, and it was excellent.

my only complaint about the sytek is that it has no pad.
i often use an sdc on snare (rhode nt3, try it) and without a good pad there is no way to get that thing turned down enough. i have a 10db line pad, but the guy i was recording was one of the louder drummers i've ever dealt with and it wasn't quite enough.
where i have used it on snare in the past it really made me happy. (much with the snap)

i think i like it better then my rnp (which also has no pad, but turned all the way down the sytek, if i understand correctly, still has +12db of gain)
but the di's in the rnp do kick ass.
the sytek has 72db of gain, with no hiss, where the rnp has 66db, and it gets a little noisy at the top of it's gain range.
the +6db indents (is that the correct tearm?) of the rnp can annoy a little, cause i'm kinda anal like that.

so far i would probably pick the sytek out of the 2, but would miss the di in the rnp.
i haven't tried the sytek on guitars yet, but have used it a little on vox, and it was very nice.

it's worth while to note that my sytek has the bur brown's in all 4 channels

[Kevin Deschwazi]

Originally Posted by ozraves

Some say it doesn't have that much headroom.

Originally Posted by giraffe

the sytek has 72db of gain

What are they recording, the sound of tip toeing mice?

[MOFO Pro]

Originally Posted by Kevin DeSchwazi

What are they recording, the sound of tip toeing mice?

Knat farts (for an Animal Planet documentary)

[giraffe]

i've not had a problem with headroom on the sytek.

and a lack of headroom is one of those things that really annoy me.