Characteristics of an AVALON M5 mic preamp

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Go Avalon!

I own an Avalon M5 and absolutely love it. It is very open sounding and does not color your microphones output as much as some other mic pre's. I have used it on Carole King, Tom Petty, Robbie Robertson, and Natalie Cole to name a few and all prefered it to the other pre's in the room Neve 1073, Summit Audio, Millenia, and Martinsound.

As for the TLM 103 it to is a great sounding mic. I think that is accentuates the high mids but for under a grand you are hard pressed to find another great sounding mic.

Just my two cents.
 
gack** CoUUGhhhhh.

what the feckus?! who have you recorded?
 
Hehe

VERY good question kristian.

I must admit I'm suprised to hear that the combo of a 103 and a 1073 wasn't just as great but in its own way; considering the Avalon, Millenia, and MS are some rather colorless pres compared to anything, let alone a 1073 (I don't know what the SA sounds like though).
 
Those people that I mentioned were not recorded using the TLM 103. For instance, Tom Petty used a Neumann U47, Carole King like the sound of an AKG C-12. (she has one at her home studio) Both Robbie Robertson and Natalie Cole like the souncd of the Neumann TLM170. I have also worked with plenty of people who would much rather use The Neve Pre's. Most could care less. They just want to see a big silver Mic in hanging front of their face and nothing else.

j
 
i must be picky

i like black plastic things with "radio shack" written on the side hanging infront of me :p
 
Unless...

You're a women or walk on the otherside.
 
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