Avalon Pre-amps...

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Anyone familiar with these pre-amps? Good? Bad? Once again, something LOOKS great, but I get the impression they really are good. Thining about forking money a out for a Neve dual preamp.... :)

What about radio shack AD converters? They have specs of over 40db headroom and only 48db self noise and 9.054 distortion. ;)
 
Nope, those are great converters... the best there is... you can get a rackmountable converter setup... 24 channels of superior conversion for only $189.99, plus tax. Just ignore the hiss, distortion and static, no one notices that anyway... right?

The Avalon stuff sure is pretty though, isnt it? Too pricey, I'll make my goal the Amek Neve model... 2 channels, $1400... doubt it gets much better than that.
 
Tubedude,
What sound are you looking for? The majority of the Avalon preamps tend to be exceptionally clean and clear sounding, with the exception of the 737. The m5 is a very nice, crystal clear sounding pre that won't break the bank.
As far as the Neves, they tend to be "less clean", but they have a nice warm top end and a tendency to make everything sound "larger than life", with a few exceptions. The 1073, 1066, 1064, are all class a discrete pre's that are exceptionally popular for rock and roll. The 1081 and 1099 are both very nice class a/b mic pre's, that tend to sound slightly more "realistic". The 1272's are actually a talkback mic pre that people convert to a "psuedo" 1073, as its build and components are similar.
Some other pre's that you may want to check out are the Great River MP2 (cleaner than most neves, but still warm), Focusrite ISA110 (super clean...nice top end), Focusrite Reds (not as "clean" as the ISA, but slightly warmer), API 212, 312, and 512's (super punchy), and the Millenia Media pre's (another "clean" sounding pre..).
Good luck in your search,
Andy
 
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