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SM Pro PR8 vs PR8 II
Hi all,
I've gotta make a decision between the SM Pro PR8 and PR8 MKII (Mic preamps). I mainly concerned that the preamps themselves are the same, the features of the MKII are nice, but the sound quality will be the overriding factor. Any thoughts or experiences anyone would like to share? Thanks, eric |
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SM Pro PR8 vs PR8 II
"Eric Downing" wrote in message servers.com...
Hi all, I've gotta make a decision between the SM Pro PR8 and PR8 MKII (Mic preamps). I mainly concerned that the preamps themselves are the same, the features of the MKII are nice, but the sound quality will be the overriding factor. Any thoughts or experiences anyone would like to share? Thanks, eric I have a PR8 rack, and the gain is a little wimpy (40db I think is the spec). It works OK on drums, electric guitar, or something with a healthy amount of gain to start with. Sonically, they are adequate for most things, but not really demanding high bit-rate classical. Fine for most pop type stuff. If you are looking at that, you might look at the (flame alert...) the Behringer 8 in a rack mic pre's for $200, street. Bob Singleton Singleton Productions, Inc. http://singletonproductions.com |
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SM Pro PR8 vs PR8 II
"Eric Downing" wrote in message
ervers.com I've gotta make a decision between the SM Pro PR8 and PR8 MKII (Mic preamps). I mainly concerned that the preamps themselves are the same, the features of the MKII are nice, but the sound quality will be the overriding factor. Any thoughts or experiences anyone would like to share? The big difference between the MKII and the original PR8 are the converters and lightpipe output that are added to the MK II. For basically the same money and features, the Behringer ADA8000 seems like a likely alternative to the PR8 MK II. I have a PR-8 and a Behringer MX 882 on hand. There's no comparison in terms of build quality - the Behringer blows the SM Pro PR-8 away every which way but loose. For example, the Behringer uses a very cool toroid power transformer while the SM Pro uses a hum-prone E-I type power transformer. The off-board wiring on the Behr is cabled, plugged and nicely tacked down, while all of the wiring on the SM Pro audio piece is loose wires, soldered in place and the tacking completely missed the wires and is just a lot of little balls on the circuit card. The PR-8 was delivered with output channel pin non-operational due to a cap not having both terminals soldered. I think its safe to presume that the ADA8000 is built similarly to the MX882, making it my nominee for the product of choice based on build quality. I only make an issue of this because the SM Pro audio piece is built so miserably. It looks to me like the Behringer ADA8000 may gain additional popularity as a companion to the newly-announced BCA 2000 analog/digital/lightpipe USB-2 audio interface, which they claim will be available next quarter. |