vicenzajay
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Jon...and Moresound
The gain pop is the same for all the units....again, the threads here and elsewhere (gearslutz/prodigy-pro) describe this in detail. So this unit has the gain pop at the 7 o'clock position. Mitigated by cutting the trace or the resistor. I have not yet cut the trace but have had zero issues just not using that position or going "through" it when setting gain.
This unit is easily quiet enough for any tracking (to me) - noise floor rises about 5 db from -98-100db or so to -93 to -95db or so with EQ engaged (i.e. completely usable even with high freq EQ generously dialed in)...the worst units were the 81's - again described quite thoroughly in threads here and elsewhere at great length...Antichef did a very nice job with pictures, etc. showing how inferior the 81's construction/ground plane/etc. actually were. Even with that, these units have re-sold very quickly and are quite appreciated by many....in fact you can find WTB posts over on gearslutz/etc. quite often.
To the OP - let me know if you want to change your mind...the 73's and 84's sell very quickly, and I had plenty of bites last night and this morning over the unit as listed here and elsewhere. I would advise reading all the threads on these...they will help set your expectations as well as give you the history of the different units. The gain pop does exist...every single unit in the group buy had/has it unless you cut a trace (documented here...this loses you one gain position, but that's certainly not a showstopper, or even annoying for that matter, given the output gain trim's generous range) or, as Jon says, put a resistor in there.
The only truly horrible thing about the 81s was the gain pop causing excess power in the emitter resistor. That was a fire hazard. Easy solution, stuff in a 3W resistor; hard solution, fix the gain pop. If the 73 lacks that problem, and is otherwise quiet, no worries.
The gain pop is the same for all the units....again, the threads here and elsewhere (gearslutz/prodigy-pro) describe this in detail. So this unit has the gain pop at the 7 o'clock position. Mitigated by cutting the trace or the resistor. I have not yet cut the trace but have had zero issues just not using that position or going "through" it when setting gain.
This unit is easily quiet enough for any tracking (to me) - noise floor rises about 5 db from -98-100db or so to -93 to -95db or so with EQ engaged (i.e. completely usable even with high freq EQ generously dialed in)...the worst units were the 81's - again described quite thoroughly in threads here and elsewhere at great length...Antichef did a very nice job with pictures, etc. showing how inferior the 81's construction/ground plane/etc. actually were. Even with that, these units have re-sold very quickly and are quite appreciated by many....in fact you can find WTB posts over on gearslutz/etc. quite often.
To the OP - let me know if you want to change your mind...the 73's and 84's sell very quickly, and I had plenty of bites last night and this morning over the unit as listed here and elsewhere. I would advise reading all the threads on these...they will help set your expectations as well as give you the history of the different units. The gain pop does exist...every single unit in the group buy had/has it unless you cut a trace (documented here...this loses you one gain position, but that's certainly not a showstopper, or even annoying for that matter, given the output gain trim's generous range) or, as Jon says, put a resistor in there.
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