Which preamp would you pick??

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i asked war and he suggested i get a safe sounds p1 just as i suspected he would
 
Yeah man that Safe sound P1 has tons of features its ridiculous to not have that one on your wish list!
 
statixx said:
i asked war and he suggested i get a safe sounds p1 just as i suspected he would
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Yeah, not suprising given that's his box. But honestly, while it has good features, I really am not a fan of the preamp on that one.
 
chris carter said:
Yeah, not suprising given that's his box. But honestly, while it has good features, I really am not a fan of the preamp on that one.
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Hmm, why not? It seems like a safe one stop piece. I've never heard it either.

I wish I could do a shoot out between the BLA Auteur, Summit Audio, Safe Sound P1, and the CL 7206.
 
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im still gonna go for either the summit 2ba-221 or chameleon 7602....i like the tone differences you can get with the SA but with the CL if i get a RNC as well then ill have a great pre eq and comp secotion.

hurry up and get one already? i know lol. ill let you guys know what i end up getting
 
Obitheincredible said:
Yeah man that Safe sound P1 has tons of features its ridiculous to not have that one on your wish list!
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i have one. i like it but the pre... i really want something to give me that 1073 texture especially with this Rainbows project.
 
HakimCallier said:
i have one. i like it but the pre... i really want something to give me that 1073 texture especially with this Rainbows project.
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If you ever have a chance to try a GTQ2, please do. It has the Neve tone, but with a great high freq texture. It's made by one of Neve's old head designers Geoff Tanner.
 
now i got the money! X ) but im being a chicken sh!t.....and i think ima end up gettin the BLA auteur.....seems like the safest best for wat i want at a small price......if my research is correct this pre should give me big clean vocals! it dont got alot of bells and whistles but its all the hype right now! ima track a few songs then decide weather ill benifit from a rnc too.
 
You wont regret it! I love it for big vocals and acoustic anything. Over heads on drums, acoustic guitars, stand up bass, it really does hold up to pres 4 times its price great river and API from my experience. (Note it is not the same as those two but in the same league imo.)
 
statixx said:
now i got the money! X ) but im being a chicken sh!t.....and i think ima end up gettin the BLA auteur.....seems like the safest best for wat i want at a small price......if my research is correct this pre should give me big clean vocals! it dont got alot of bells and whistles but its all the hype right now! ima track a few songs then decide weather ill benifit from a rnc too.
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To me the Auteur is very acoustic sounding. Not big. But it's very clean so it allows a lot of stacks and panning to get a bigger sound.

You will not go wrong with any of them. Although, I would probably take the CL if I could only have one. It's a sound that you won't get tired of and it's not always super colored. It has a clean sound when you only drive the input 35db or so and crank the output.

You can't go wrong though. API, CL, Summit Audio, BLA... they are all great sounding. Just in different ways.
 
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