M audio Tampa?

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...any of you guys used this pre? Ive heard nice things about it at other boards, wondering if anyone here's had any hands on...

thanks, Mike
 
I have a friend with one... as far as I can tell, it's a beautiful sounding pre.
 
We've had a Tampa here [ along with about 30 other mic pres ] and it's an excellent box. Really nice, open-sounding mic pre with selectable impedance and killer opto compressor. The A/D converter works well. As far as the all-in-one channel strips around $600ish, the Tampa would be a top choice. I'd definitely recommend it.

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions
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thanks Dan,
....what about that "temporal allignment" stuff? I think its intention is to make a solid state pre sound more like a tube. What has been your take on that. ....also, you sound like you really like the opto compressor.... Have you used it for bass?

thanks,
Mike
 
Dot, have you guys had the chance to try presonus' eureka...seems like the tampa concept.
 
temporal allignment"

Sounds like just another 'catch-phrase" to WOO us!!! :)

Is this Pre amp really good, or is the usual 'marketing hype' working overtime?????????????????????

How does it compare with something like a VINTECH X73i?

http://www.vintech-audio.com/

KEV
 
The temporal alignment is meant to slew the transients just a bit in the same way that a tube does.

I think this an excellent pre for electric guitar, bass, and snare drums...

I don't think it really shines with vocals
 
i read the entire review of the Tampa in Home Recording magazine and they said it was more of a "flavor" preamp than a "do-it-all" tool since noise became a factor with the amp when turned up. Overall, my impression from the review was it wasn't a versatile preamp in the studio, but was good at getting a particular overdriven tube sound. fwiw :)
 
...i just read in the musicians friend online calalog that theyre selling them for $399. hmmmm ....either an indicator of the quality of the unit, or a great price for a nice pre.

...anybody else use one yet?
 
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