On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 4:50:42 -0800, Phil Rynhart wrote
(in message ) :

Can anyone tell me if a Sela is suitable for recording music sources,
i'm thinking of buying a 2880bt to use the mic amps as my front end.
Good idea? any words of wisdom please.
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The Sela mixers were (unless I'm mistaken) marketed by Nagra in the U.S.
during the 1970s. Their chief virtue, as I remember, was that they could be
battery operated. They were also very well-made and lasted a long time. I
can't recall ever seeing one that was stereo, however; the two or three I
used in the early 1970s were all mono, and were intended to be used with the
Nagra III. They also were designed to fit right underneath the Nagra III
transport, as I recall. On the other hand, I saw an illo on the net that
showed a Sela 2880 being used with a Nagra IVS, and that was definitely
stereo.

While the Sela's mike preamps were very clean and low-noise for the time
(circa 1975), I think there are better ones today. I'd say the newer Shure
mixers (FP-42 & FP-33) are better, and you can get them for a few hundred
bucks on eBay.

--MFW