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Re: a preamp survey

Subject: Re: a preamp survey
From: Rob Danielson <>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:33:56 -0600
>From: Dan Dugan <>
>>
>>  Walt, you wrote,
>>
>>
>>>>Note that sound devices has a whole solid state recorder to be out
>>>>sometime this year. It may very well contain at least as good a pre's a=
s
>>>>the stand alone. And it's going to be less cost than the mixpre.
>>
>>
>>  Sorry, but the 2-channel version will cost more than twice what the
>>  MixPre costs.
>
>That's what I get for relying on my faulty memory. I thought someone had
>mentioned a $700 price tag for it. $2000 is more than a Portadisc,
>though it may end up having a better front end if they use the MP2 design.


Sound Devices is very excited about the improved quality of new front
end circuitry on the 722 and 744-- seems they are going
transformerless.  Rob D.


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