FMR RNP

[Paul[_13_]]

http://www.pixelproaudio.com/all/fmr-audio-really-nice-preamp-rnp.html?gclid=CPjag9edorgCFQ1xQgodVxkAYA#.UdxWoKz Nkwh


What do you all think? Some people like these....

[Nate Najar]

They're excellent

[PStamler]

On Tuesday, July 9, 2013 1:53:18 PM UTC-5, Nate Najar wrote:
> They're excellent

Within the limits set by cost. The designer was upfront about this; the RNP was designed to sound good with a variety of microphones and sell for a reasonably low price. What was sacrificed was noise performance; the RNP is not a particularly quiet preamp.

Depending on the application, this may or may not matter. For drums recorded with condenser mics, for example, it won't matter a bit, but for (say) voice-overs recorded with an RE20, it will.

So, if you're planning to buy one of these, you should know that limitation, snd plan to use it in the places where the limitation won't matter.

Peace,
Paul

[Paul[_13_]]

On 7/9/2013 12:33 PM, PStamler wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 9, 2013 1:53:18 PM UTC-5, Nate Najar wrote:
>> They're excellent
>
> Within the limits set by cost. The designer was upfront about this; the RNP was designed to sound good with a variety of microphones and sell for a reasonably low price. What was sacrificed was noise performance; the RNP is not a particularly quiet preamp.
>
> Depending on the application, this may or may not matter. For drums recorded with condenser mics, for example, it won't matter a bit, but for (say) voice-overs recorded with an RE20, it will.
>
> So, if you're planning to buy one of these, you should know that limitation, snd plan to use it in the places where the limitation won't matter.
>

Yes, they even admit on their own website that "there are many mic
pres that are quieter":

http://www.fmraudio.com/rnpFeatures.htm

[Rick Ruskin]

On Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:34:08 -0700, Paul > wrote:

>
>
>http://www.pixelproaudio.com/all/fmr-audio-really-nice-preamp-rnp.html?gclid=CPjag9edorgCFQ1xQgodVxkAYA#.UdxWoKz Nkwh
>
>
> What do you all think? Some people like these....

I sell these and IMHO, it's the best "bang for the buck" preamp on the
market. I have one client who uses his with classic RCA & B&O ribbon
mics with excellent results.


Rick Ruskin
Lion Dog Music - Seattle WA
http://www.liondogmusic.com

[Scott Dorsey]

PStamler > wrote:
>On Tuesday, July 9, 2013 1:53:18 PM UTC-5, Nate Najar wrote:
>> They're excellent
>
>Within the limits set by cost. The designer was upfront about this; the RNP=
> was designed to sound good with a variety of microphones and sell for a re=
>asonably low price. What was sacrificed was noise performance; the RNP is n=
>ot a particularly quiet preamp.=20

Which is interesting, because most of the cheap mike preamps tend to
sacrifice everything to bring the noise floor down. I have seen lots and
lots of cheap preamps that seem quiet until you notice that there is not
only no 1/f noise, there's nothing at all below 100 Hz or so.

The RNP is an honest product, and in a world where there are so few honest
products (and especially in the MI world where there are hardly any), this
is to be commended.

>Depending on the application, this may or may not matter. For drums recorde=
>d with condenser mics, for example, it won't matter a bit, but for (say) vo=
>ice-overs recorded with an RE20, it will.
>
>So, if you're planning to buy one of these, you should know that limitation=
>, snd plan to use it in the places where the limitation won't matter.

This is true, but this is true of any preamp. In fact, it's good advice for
any piece of equipment ever.
--scott

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

[Sean Conolly]

"Paul" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/9/2013 12:33 PM, PStamler wrote:
>> On Tuesday, July 9, 2013 1:53:18 PM UTC-5, Nate Najar wrote:
>>> They're excellent
>>
>> Within the limits set by cost. The designer was upfront about this; the
>> RNP was designed to sound good with a variety of microphones and sell for
>> a reasonably low price. What was sacrificed was noise performance; the
>> RNP is not a particularly quiet preamp.
>>
>> Depending on the application, this may or may not matter. For drums
>> recorded with condenser mics, for example, it won't matter a bit, but for
>> (say) voice-overs recorded with an RE20, it will.
>>
>> So, if you're planning to buy one of these, you should know that
>> limitation, snd plan to use it in the places where the limitation won't
>> matter.
>>
>
> Yes, they even admit on their own website that "there are many mic
> pres that are quieter":
>
> http://www.fmraudio.com/rnpFeatures.htm

There are also *many* that are worse - like pretty much any MI grade mixer
preamp.

I've had one for maybe 10 years now, and yes it sounds fine. I like it for
drum overheads and on stage for lead vocals. It also sounds suprisingly good
as a bass DI.

Only fault I've had is that the main TRS outputs are getting intermittent
now. It seems to be the connector itself, the contacts feel like they lost
some 'spring' over the years. I need to get around to fixing it some day.

Sean

[hank alrich]

Paul > wrote:

> What do you all think? Some people like these....

An encyclopedia of RNC and RNP disucssion awaits in the archives of
rec.audio.pro.

In short, excellent stuff for what it costs, and good enough to do great
work.

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