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Recording Engineer
Moderator
Weston:
Wes...Of course I remember you. Dou you know that, right
now, the VM100 is being re-designed to come out as the RTT
MKL100, like a smaller Bottle mic (see our MKL101). Oktava
(the main plant) may or may Not bring back the original
VM100 design, but right now there are no plans.....so......
in truth...you now own a collector's item worth over $1,500.
If I had known this was going to happen, I would have bought
2 extra VM100's just for myself!!!
OK...now back to the cable..
> Anyhow, I have a friend from the homerecording.com BBS,
> who is looking into bulk cable and has asked me what I thought about the
> FLEX2000. ......
>
> Well considering I know how sincere you are in your opinions, I figured I'd
> ask you your thoughts on it when compared to other cable and such.
>
> Belden 8412
> Canare L-4E6S Star Quad
> Mogami W2534 Quad
> Mogami W2549 NEGLEX
Here's the scoop...I LOVE the RamTech FLEX 2000 cable. I
have used it in my own studio, Audiomation in Las Vegas, The
HOME offices/workspaces and studio for Innovative Quality
Software (IQS) - the makers of SAW and SAWPro software,
Vegas and New York shows & tours, etc. Great stuff.
I like it better than Canare Star Quad ( it is smaller)
except, of course when you are running near VHS or Super VHS
monitor lead lines - then you need the monster shielding of
the star-quad stuff - but other wise that star-quad is a
pain to work with.
I like the Mogami series console cable, but it does not
sound as "warm" as the FLEX 2000. I've used a TON of the
Belden. Good, easy to work with, over-priced, no
personality...it works a hell of a lot better than HOSA or
HORIZON, of course, but....well...it's fine....but......
I re-wired my own studio with the RAMTECH and ...Jesus, it
was like getting all new Power amps and crossovers. Suddenly
all of the vocal material coming out of my Events, Altecs
and Fraziers was more "up front", yet warm and "correct"
sounding. The imaging was better - there was real
smoothness. Like changing A/D converters or something...WAY
COOL!!! I FLIPPED OUT!! I love this stuff and I recommend it
to anyone and everyone.
The big problem is this... I love the stuff, but Lawrence
(Ramtech owner & chief engineer) has not sold me any cable
reels for 4 months or more. He says ...."hey man..I just
can't seem to get it in"........
Ok ..this is what I have done. I am working with 2 different
cable companies in the US to produce my OWN cable that is
basically identical, but with a few upscale mods (more
twists in the drain wire and more stranding in the main
wires). It won't be out for 6 weeks. I need what RAMTECH I
have here to run tests against my new stuff.
THAT's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
Call me if you want to chat about any of this,
Toll Free : 877-425-0220
Regards,
Taylor
--
The Sound Room http://www.sound-room.com http://www.oktava.com
Specialists in:
Russian Microphones
(RTT,ELATION,OKTAVA,BYETONE,NEVATON,)
SABRASOM accessories
Pro Audio
Wes...Of course I remember you. Dou you know that, right
now, the VM100 is being re-designed to come out as the RTT
MKL100, like a smaller Bottle mic (see our MKL101). Oktava
(the main plant) may or may Not bring back the original
VM100 design, but right now there are no plans.....so......
in truth...you now own a collector's item worth over $1,500.
If I had known this was going to happen, I would have bought
2 extra VM100's just for myself!!!
OK...now back to the cable..
> Anyhow, I have a friend from the homerecording.com BBS,
> who is looking into bulk cable and has asked me what I thought about the
> FLEX2000. ......
>
> Well considering I know how sincere you are in your opinions, I figured I'd
> ask you your thoughts on it when compared to other cable and such.
>
> Belden 8412
> Canare L-4E6S Star Quad
> Mogami W2534 Quad
> Mogami W2549 NEGLEX
Here's the scoop...I LOVE the RamTech FLEX 2000 cable. I
have used it in my own studio, Audiomation in Las Vegas, The
HOME offices/workspaces and studio for Innovative Quality
Software (IQS) - the makers of SAW and SAWPro software,
Vegas and New York shows & tours, etc. Great stuff.
I like it better than Canare Star Quad ( it is smaller)
except, of course when you are running near VHS or Super VHS
monitor lead lines - then you need the monster shielding of
the star-quad stuff - but other wise that star-quad is a
pain to work with.
I like the Mogami series console cable, but it does not
sound as "warm" as the FLEX 2000. I've used a TON of the
Belden. Good, easy to work with, over-priced, no
personality...it works a hell of a lot better than HOSA or
HORIZON, of course, but....well...it's fine....but......
I re-wired my own studio with the RAMTECH and ...Jesus, it
was like getting all new Power amps and crossovers. Suddenly
all of the vocal material coming out of my Events, Altecs
and Fraziers was more "up front", yet warm and "correct"
sounding. The imaging was better - there was real
smoothness. Like changing A/D converters or something...WAY
COOL!!! I FLIPPED OUT!! I love this stuff and I recommend it
to anyone and everyone.
The big problem is this... I love the stuff, but Lawrence
(Ramtech owner & chief engineer) has not sold me any cable
reels for 4 months or more. He says ...."hey man..I just
can't seem to get it in"........
Ok ..this is what I have done. I am working with 2 different
cable companies in the US to produce my OWN cable that is
basically identical, but with a few upscale mods (more
twists in the drain wire and more stranding in the main
wires). It won't be out for 6 weeks. I need what RAMTECH I
have here to run tests against my new stuff.
THAT's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
Call me if you want to chat about any of this,
Toll Free : 877-425-0220
Regards,
Taylor
--
The Sound Room http://www.sound-room.com http://www.oktava.com
Specialists in:
Russian Microphones
(RTT,ELATION,OKTAVA,BYETONE,NEVATON,)
SABRASOM accessories
Pro Audio