seedyunderbelly.com wrote on Fri, 25 September 2009 05:05 |
Hi J, I have heard the re-issue 1073 next to vintage ones- I thought that one very clean or distant sources they sounded very close- really close-- However on material with more aggravated high end/high mids ie elec guitar/ snare the new ones sounded flat while the old ones had much more imagination in that region--ie: more harmonic content and saturation- sounded scary/alive and interesting next to the re-issues clean and flat without "harmonic imagination".. I am aware that the amplifier section in 2254 is simialar -- I can not say for sure without hearing them however- I think you catch the drift of me near conjexture...? j Do not even worry about such things just be glad you got the right one! |
Steve Hudson wrote on Sat, 03 October 2009 10:01 |
I've had a pair of 2254e's for about five years now and they are a great flavor to have in my dynamics rack. I find it interesting that they are sometimes described as "dark" because my pair came out of a mastering suite at Mediasound; how our tastes change as gear designs change! If they had been considered "dark" back in the '70s, would they have been used for mastering? No doubt they are not bright but they sure are smooth. I would also be curious how the reissue matches up with the original. |
JGauthier wrote on Mon, 05 October 2009 14:20 |
In the 70s there was no top end... Not like digital. Of course there were great recordings with wondeful high freq representation but not like digital. Not even close. I like you was alive for both and of course the transition between. |