SM7 -> patchbay split -> Vintech & GAP -> Digidesign 192 NEVE 1073 PREAMP CLONE PROKeeping phantom power out of the mix I used a Shure SM7 mult’d (split) at the patchbay going directly in each preamp at the same time and then going directly to Pro Tools. The point is, if someone swapped out my Vintechs with GAPs, didn’t tell me, and put a sheet over my rack, I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. Yes I would, because my Vintech has an AWESOME EQ on it. I wouldn’t be completely disappointed if I had a rack of 4 Pre-73s rather than my Vintech. The two preamps are VERY close to each other. What I WILL say is that I liked the 473 better. Don’t let anyone fool you or tell you otherwise. That’s just a bunch of crap that most reviewers put on the page to make minute differences seem big or a $10,000 piece of gear SEEM like it’s worth every penny compared to a $500 piece of gear. #2 I loath reviews and shootouts where the reviewer goes on about how “transparent, warm, airy, 3D, up front, smooth, detailed, etc” a piece of gear is. I could go on for 3 pages about what I think, but that’s completely pointless. Now, just like with all of my shootouts, I’m not going to go into great detail about what I thought for two reasons. I FINALLY got my hands on a Golden Age Projects PRE-73 to compare with my Vintech 473! Obviously it would be nice to have an actual 1073 to compare to, but hey….I’m not made out of money here! (but that may be coming later on down the road.
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