Avalon M5 vs John Hardy

[Tom Hartman]

I know both these pres are well regarded but I was wondering if anyone
whose had experience with both would compare them....especially when
it comes to vocal work.

Thanks

[Justin Ulysses Morse]

Tom Hartman > wrote:

> I know both these pres are well regarded but I was wondering if anyone
> whose had experience with both would compare them....especially when
> it comes to vocal work.


The biggest factor for me would be the fact that John Hardy himself
will probably respond to this post.

ulysses

[John Hardy]

Tom;

I have no experience with the Avalon preamp, and I have not
heard from anyone who has, so I can't comment. Maybe someone
else will eventually jump in. I am obviously biased toward
the M-1, and you certainly can't go too far wrong with it.
Let me know if you have any specific questions. You can also
go to my web site for information. Thanks.

> Tom Hartman > wrote:
>
>
>>> I know both these pres are well regarded but I was wondering if anyone
>>> whose had experience with both would compare them....especially when
>>> it comes to vocal work.
>
>
>
> The biggest factor for me would be the fact that John Hardy himself
> will probably respond to this post.
>
> ulysses

--
John Hardy
The John Hardy Co.
www.johnhardyco.com

[LeBaron & Alrich]

Tom Hartman wrote:

> I know both these pres are well regarded but I was wondering if anyone
> whose had experience with both would compare them....especially when
> it comes to vocal work.

I doubt anyone ever went wrong using a Hardy. But there are hundreds of
preamps and billions of voices, so are you aiming to track a voice, a
couple of voices or lots of different singers?

I'll wager that if you pick an apt mic for a given vocalist in the
context of a particular track, a Hardy will kick some butt.

--
ha