compasspnt wrote on Sat, 06 May 2006 05:03 |
Gilliland wrote on Fri, 05 May 2006 19:13 |
They didn't offer anything better than my SP828s, which are quite a bit less money per channel...
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Very strange Jim. The GT is a much better pre.
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Obviously, several here share your opinion. That's fine. To my ears, the Brick is nothing special. Perhaps it offers benefits with certain mics that I didn't use. But I tested it against my SP828s with several sources, and found no significant difference.
How much have you used the SP828? And how did you reach the conclusion that "The GT is a much better pre"? I won't claim that the 828 is anything "special" either, but it has more gain that the Brick and sounds just as good on the sources that I tested (mostly vocals through condenser mics and some DI'd guitars and bass). YMMV.
I'm still planning for the Hamptone tube pre to be my next purchase. As I said, there's nothing wrong with the Brick, but there's nothing magic about it either.