Mic Preamp Comparison
Which preamp is which? - Normal operation
Normal operation, no drive. Chain: ULN-8 out -> preamp -> ULN-8 line in.
Drums and synth were run through each preamp individually, then bounced.
A
Tonelux MP5A
B
Crane Song Syren
C
Heritage 73JR
D
Burl B1D
Global results
3 completed
Tonelux MP5A
20%
Crane Song Syren
27%
Heritage 73JR
20%
Burl B1D
20%
Which preamp is which? - Driven
Preamps driven. Chain: ULN-8 out -> preamp -> ULN-8 line in.
Set up with a sine test tone so each preamp shows a comparable level of harmonics - which turned out to be quite difficult.
Drums and synth were run through each preamp individually, then bounced.
A
Burl B1D
B
Heritage 73JR
C
Crane Song Syren
D
Tonelux MP5A
Global results
1 completed
Burl B1D
80%
Heritage 73JR
40%
Crane Song Syren
40%
Tonelux MP5A
20%
No Preamp vs Tonelux MP5A
Can you hear the preamp at all? Normal operation. Chain: ULN-8 out -> preamp -> ULN-8 line in vs. vs. ULN-8 out -> ULN-8
A
No Preamp
B
Tonelux MP5A
Global results
1 completed
0% beat chance - they told the two apart beyond what lucky guessing explains.
coin-flip
beats chance
No Preamp vs Crane Song Syren
Can you hear the preamp at all? Normal operation. Chain: ULN-8 out -> preamp -> ULN-8 line in vs. vs. ULN-8 out -> ULN-8
A
No Preamp
B
Crane Song Syren
Global results
1 completed
0% beat chance - they told the two apart beyond what lucky guessing explains.
coin-flip
beats chance
No Preamp vs Heritage 73JR
Can you hear the preamp at all? Normal operation. Chain: ULN-8 out -> preamp -> ULN-8 line in vs. ULN-8 out -> ULN-8
A
No Preamp
B
Heritage 73JR
Global results
1 completed
0% beat chance - they told the two apart beyond what lucky guessing explains.
coin-flip
beats chance
No Preamp vs Burl B1D
Can you hear the preamp at all? Normal operation. Chain: ULN-8 out -> preamp -> ULN-8 line in vs. ULN-8 out -> ULN-8
A
No Preamp
B
Burl B1D
Global results
1 completed
0% beat chance - they told the two apart beyond what lucky guessing explains.
coin-flip
beats chance