compasspnt wrote on Wed, 03 January 2007 14:19 |
Anthony at ART was supposed to send me one of these to test (as well as the tube compressor) a while ago, but obviously never got around to it. The only reason I was interested at all is that their standalone converters (no longer available) were actually amazingly good. |
vegas4ever wrote on Wed, 03 January 2007 17:41 |
-Selectable Tube Plate Voltage I think is the only pre I have ever seen for that price thats a "Actual tube pre" not starve.. so whats the catch??... |
d gauss wrote on Tue, 23 January 2007 12:37 | ||
ART seems a bit cryptic in their marketing specs for this, i.e. : "The tube circuit is differential, and provides the equivalent of a 300V power supply on the high voltage setting." i believe someone actually measured it at around 170 volts or so. why not just say it is 170 volts... -d. gauss |
compasspnt wrote on Wed, 03 January 2007 14:19 |
The only reason I was interested at all is that their standalone converters (no longer available) were actually amazingly good. |
CHANCE wrote on Sat, 27 January 2007 20:30 | ||
Was/is it this one? http://www.artproaudio.com/products.asp?id=36&cat=14& ;amp ;amp ;amp ;type=91 |
Galil wrote on Wed, 31 January 2007 04:55 |
The self control is amazing. Pick it up in January and test it in April. I note in the thread that some of your fellow posters are hoping for some scraps before April. Galil |
Galil wrote on Wed, 31 January 2007 07:55 |
compasspnt wrote: You can find them on Ebay, often with the Denver mods. Is there a link or explaination of what the "Denver mods" consist of? |
vegas4ever wrote on Tue, 30 January 2007 08:06 |
Hey mshilarious, I hate people that ask this... but ... since you seem to be the only one that has use this pre, what does it sound like: Dark Neve, clean Martinsound, or Cant do wrong API? |
SonicExplorer wrote on Wed, 28 February 2007 18:33 |
Also, I talked to ART and the rep said the ADC chip is a TI PCM4202, NOT an AKM5394A. |
rollmottle wrote on Fri, 16 March 2007 20:04 |
after much wrangling with the MPA, i decided to send it back. i was having heavy jitter problems on the digi outs at 44/16 and i could never figure out why. at 96/24 it was rock solid, but with the DIGI002's limitations on digital I/O i was kind of hamstrung using the digital I/O on the MPA anyways. also, the left channel of my unit was registering a low volume noise on the meter that i troubleshot to be more than just a bad tube or ground trouble. i will say that it DID add a nice quality to my mixes. it tended to have a soft clipping type of effect on the material i sent through it, without harshing it or killing the top. i did send it back in exchange for an ART ProVLA. now THAT thing is doing exactly what i wanted. it "warms up" and "rounds out" my digi mixes very nicely - in a more fully dynamic way than the MPA did. i will upgrade the tubes the same as i did with the MPA and i expect it to be even more useable. despite my woe on the MPA, i will say ART has made 2 very solid products for the price. they are solid, rugged units and i daresay you won't find very many products at this price point that will come close to the results you can achieve. |
vegas4ever wrote on Mon, 19 March 2007 05:34 | ||
So you had the Jitters @ 44 and not a 96? |
rollmottle wrote on Mon, 19 March 2007 11:50 | ||||
yep. |
d gauss wrote on Sat, 24 March 2007 09:05 |
there's one of these in the rack at the local banjo center. been there for quite a while and obviously "on" all the time. so... looking at the VU meters, they are all warped, so much so that the needle can't move! seems that the calibrated "VU meter displays" are just thin printed pieces of paper placed behind the needle that curl up from the heat! now that's quality! |