Preamp A vs Preamp B - Discuss.

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Preamp A vs Preamp B

  • I liked preamp A best.

    Votes: 37 30.3%

  • I liked preamp B best.

    Votes: 52 42.6%

  • I couldn't tell the difference.

    Votes: 33 27.0%
  • Total voters
    122
Fair enough! Hey, do another one where one is a cheap yamaha/mackie board, and the other's a $500+ preamp!
 
For all the fuss I expected a fuckin FMR and an API or something like that.
 
steve.h said:
Fair enough! Hey, do another one where one is a cheap yamaha/mackie board, and the other's a $500+ preamp!
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Well someone else can do it it's not worth the hassle. I won't be posting anything else.
 
Barn Owl said:
Ok children calm down.

Preamp A was a FMR RNP
Preamp B was a DMP3

Take from that what you will.
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Thanks for doing the test Al. Interesting comparison.
 
Barn Owl said:
Well someone else can do it it's not worth the hassle. I won't be posting anything else.
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:D

Hey Barn Owl, your a/b test was appreciated. You have to understand that we're a bunch of fuckheads. :D

I heard a slight difference between the two. Would you say that the difference is more pronounced in person?
 
That is interesting. I preferred preamp A during for the lower registers, it had a bigger, rounder tone. But I thought it gave up too much in the highs for the high register parts. Preamp B was nice and tinkley for those parts, but otherwise thinner. I think I want something in between!

I haven't used either preamp myself . . . and I still think the conversion hurt preamp A more than preamp B, but that is mere speculation.
 
I didn't hear a massive difference between the two either.

For what it's worth I prefer the rnp but the difference between them is pretty small especially when you think of the other contributing factors like room size and treatment, guitar type, string age and gage, plectrum thickness and tone achieved by the player, quality of the timing and execution of the piece, mic type, mic position.... I think in future I'll be thinking a lot more about these things and a little less about which preamp I'm using.
 
mshilarious said:
I preferred preamp A during for the lower registers, it had a bigger, rounder tone.
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Yip at 0.20 on the lower section the rnp is much better.

mshilarious said:
I still think the conversion hurt preamp A more than preamp B
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Here's some shorter clips as .wav files.
A - RNP
B - DMP3

And the little hissy bits at the end if you want to do your thing A-end bit B-end bit
 
Hmmm. Glad I preferred preamp B because I've got a DMP3, dont have an RNP. Thanks for doing this!
 
Listening to the wavs, there is no question in my mind now, I strongly prefer preamp A.
 
Now that the drama is over, I listened.

I wouldn't pick one over the other. Both sound really nice...I'd be happy no matter what the equipement is.

Next time I'm in Glasgow, drinks...ok? :D
 
Dogman said:
Next time I'm in Glasgow, drinks...ok? :D
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Hey Dogman, when you goin, heh? ;) I may actually be there this summer when I'm in the UK for a short bit. So fly on over, let's grab a pint and take the Owl with us. :cool:
 
Timothy Lawler said:
Hey Dogman, when you goin, heh? ;) I may actually be there this summer when I'm in the UK for a short bit. So fly on over, let's grab a pint and take the Owl with us. :cool:
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Probably be a few years for me...we are paying for Mrs. Dogmans Masters degree right now.... :mad: :mad:

I'm feeling pretty poor. :(
 
Barn Owl said:
Preamp A was a FMR RNP
Preamp B was a DMP3
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Or was it

Preamp A was a DMP3
Preamp B was a FMR RNP

Fuck ... don't know...
I knew I should have labeled those track s as soon as I recorded them, not the next morning after i sobered up.
 
Dogman said:
Now that the drama is over, I listened.

I wouldn't pick one over the other. Both sound really nice...I'd be happy no matter what the equipement is.

Next time I'm in Glasgow, drinks...ok? :D
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You give me a call dogman I'll shout you a can of Irn Bru.
 
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Barn Owl said:
I wish I could say it was my pleasure Kevin but the negative rep kinda takes the gloss of things.

You a Will Oldham fan?
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Screw negative rep....don't let that get you down. Put up with a bit of shit, and keep rolling. You'll fit in just fine then.

And my wife inists I make it over to Glasgow next time she goes, so drinks.... :D

She brought back a few bottles of Scotch from the areas she visited, and I've grown fond of some of them.... :D :D
 
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