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Not sure if this post should go in the DIY section or here, so sorry if it's posted in the wrong forum.
I just picked up a used Groove Tube's The Brick, and I gotta say I'm less than impressed with it's performance. I tried using it yesterday with a Rode NT2a, and the vocals were very tinny and "flat" sounding (that's tinny, not tiny). I also tried an acoustic guitar a few days back, and found the sound to be very "flat". In both cases I found the built in pre-amps on my MOTU 828mkII to be superior. To be honest, I'm a bit surprised given the reviews that this pre-amp generally gets. At $400/channel it's not *that* expensive, but at the same time the MOTU cost less per channel, and it happens comes with a recording interface and digital mixer
But i guess everybody has different preferences on what they like.
To its credit, The Brick did do a good job as a DI for Bass and an electric-acoustic ukulele.
Anyhow, i'm wondering if maybe replacing the tubes would help with the tinny-ness and help this pre-amp perform better. Maybe the tubes are just worn out as it is indeed a used unit. Consequently, does anybody have experience with this? What tubes should i look at? Thanks
I just picked up a used Groove Tube's The Brick, and I gotta say I'm less than impressed with it's performance. I tried using it yesterday with a Rode NT2a, and the vocals were very tinny and "flat" sounding (that's tinny, not tiny). I also tried an acoustic guitar a few days back, and found the sound to be very "flat". In both cases I found the built in pre-amps on my MOTU 828mkII to be superior. To be honest, I'm a bit surprised given the reviews that this pre-amp generally gets. At $400/channel it's not *that* expensive, but at the same time the MOTU cost less per channel, and it happens comes with a recording interface and digital mixer

To its credit, The Brick did do a good job as a DI for Bass and an electric-acoustic ukulele.
Anyhow, i'm wondering if maybe replacing the tubes would help with the tinny-ness and help this pre-amp perform better. Maybe the tubes are just worn out as it is indeed a used unit. Consequently, does anybody have experience with this? What tubes should i look at? Thanks
