Chandler TG2

[bob[_5_]]

do people here love this preamp as much as I'm reading around the
netterweb? I'm still building my room so don't even really know what
it's going to sound like yet, but i have gear lust and can afford it.
i'll probably get something like a saffire 56 to give me 10 channels
total, or i'm still thinking about the presonus 16.4.2 board. i know
they're very different. anyway, mainly wondering if anyone here has
thoughts on the chandler... oh, main point is there's a local used one
for under 2 grand and apparently it'll be worth at least that
forever?? thoughts? thanks!

[Scott Dorsey]

bob > wrote:
>do people here love this preamp as much as I'm reading around the
>netterweb? I'm still building my room so don't even really know what
>it's going to sound like yet, but i have gear lust and can afford it.
>i'll probably get something like a saffire 56 to give me 10 channels
>total, or i'm still thinking about the presonus 16.4.2 board. i know
>they're very different. anyway, mainly wondering if anyone here has
>thoughts on the chandler... oh, main point is there's a local used one
>for under 2 grand and apparently it'll be worth at least that
>forever?? thoughts? thanks!

I found it kind of heavy-handed.. it was a lot more coloration that I would
like for most things, although I could see it being great for that particular
sound. It's a copy of an EMI console front end and I can't imagine having
to use that on every channel... but people did.

If there's a local used one, see if you can borrow it for a weekend with
a deposit and see how you like it.

In general, I think all of this equipment is going to hold its value if it
is well made and sounds good. It's not like MI store crap whose value drops
in half the minute you leave the store with it.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[bob[_5_]]

On 6 Dec 2010 11:05:01 -0500, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

>bob > wrote:
>>do people here love this preamp as much as I'm reading around the
>>netterweb?
>> anyway, mainly wondering if anyone here has
>>thoughts on the chandler... oh, main point is there's a local used one
>>for under 2 grand and apparently it'll be worth at least that
>>forever?? thoughts? thanks!
>
>I found it kind of heavy-handed.. it was a lot more coloration that I would
>like for most things, although I could see it being great for that particular
>sound. It's a copy of an EMI console front end and I can't imagine having
>to use that on every channel... but people did.
>
>If there's a local used one, see if you can borrow it for a weekend with
>a deposit and see how you like it.
>
>In general, I think all of this equipment is going to hold its value if it
>is well made and sounds good. It's not like MI store crap whose value drops
>in half the minute you leave the store with it.

thanks! i can't decide if resale is a good reason to buy gear, but i
suppose spending that much on stuff, it's a good idea to think
about... i'll be curious to compare it with the "liquid channel"
emulation on the saffire 56. anyone heard that unit yet?

[Mike Rivers]

On 12/6/2010 7:31 PM, bob wrote:

> thanks! i can't decide if resale is a good reason to buy gear, but i
> suppose spending that much on stuff, it's a good idea to think
> about...

Why would you ever want to sell something that's good?

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[bob[_5_]]

On Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:40:05 -0500, Mike Rivers >
wrote:

>On 12/6/2010 7:31 PM, bob wrote:
>
>> thanks! i can't decide if resale is a good reason to buy gear, but i
>> suppose spending that much on stuff, it's a good idea to think
>> about...
>
>Why would you ever want to sell something that's good?

yeah, that's what i mean. i just maybe want something good and don't
care about selling it later. but then when some gear depreciates worse
than a new car off a lot and some gear will resell well in 20 years
when my ears have fallen off... so i can't decide. but i think, for
now, i'm might just start with my crap gear and see how good i can
make it sound... but i will for sure be grabbing lots of really
expensive cables! ;-)

[Scott Dorsey]

bob > wrote:
>>In general, I think all of this equipment is going to hold its value if it
>>is well made and sounds good. It's not like MI store crap whose value drops
>>in half the minute you leave the store with it.
>
>thanks! i can't decide if resale is a good reason to buy gear, but i
>suppose spending that much on stuff, it's a good idea to think
>about...

Resale cost should never be a reason to buy a product... but it is often
a good reason NOT to buy a product.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Scott Dorsey]

Mike Rivers > wrote:
>On 12/6/2010 7:31 PM, bob wrote:
>
>> thanks! i can't decide if resale is a good reason to buy gear, but i
>> suppose spending that much on stuff, it's a good idea to think
>> about...
>
>Why would you ever want to sell something that's good?

Because if you don't, sooner or later your garage looks like mine.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Ty Ford]

On Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:12:53 -0500, Scott Dorsey wrote
(in article >):

> Mike Rivers > wrote:
>> On 12/6/2010 7:31 PM, bob wrote:
>>
>>> thanks! i can't decide if resale is a good reason to buy gear, but i
>>> suppose spending that much on stuff, it's a good idea to think
>>> about...
>>
>> Why would you ever want to sell something that's good?
>
> Because if you don't, sooner or later your garage looks like mine.
> --scott
>
>

what's that address again....?

Happy Festivus,

Ty Ford


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[Mike Rivers]

On 12/7/2010 11:12 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:

>> Why would you ever want to sell something that's good?
> Because if you don't, sooner or later your garage looks like mine.

The only difference between your garage and mine is that
mine is bigger so it takes longer to fill up.

--
"Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be
operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although
it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge
of audio." - John Watkinson

http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and
interesting audio stuff

[Bill Graham]

Mike Rivers wrote:
> On 12/7/2010 11:12 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
>>> Why would you ever want to sell something that's good?
>> Because if you don't, sooner or later your garage looks like mine.
>
> The only difference between your garage and mine is that
> mine is bigger so it takes longer to fill up.

I've got you both beat. At my age, I can't find anything in my garage, so I
have to buy everything three or four times.....

[Ty Ford]

On Tue, 7 Dec 2010 22:30:51 -0500, Bill Graham wrote
(in article >):

> Mike Rivers wrote:
>> On 12/7/2010 11:12 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>
>>>> Why would you ever want to sell something that's good?
>>> Because if you don't, sooner or later your garage looks like mine.
>>
>> The only difference between your garage and mine is that
>> mine is bigger so it takes longer to fill up.
>
> I've got you both beat. At my age, I can't find anything in my garage, so I
> have to buy everything three or four times.....
>

I think that's why they invented Pods.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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