It's impossible top recommend a preamp/DI without knowing exactly what the sound source is... So yes, it's ideal*... ...or no it's completely the wrong tool for the job* *delete as applicable. Thanks Andy, Hugh, I just thought it may come in handy for my mate the accordionist, I think he has a ...

Hugh Robjohns wrote: ↑Wed Jan 14, 2026 10:03 am ...and utterly ridiculous that vinyl mastering is still often more dynamic and better-sounding than the CD release!

I guess it’s about who cares at the mastering stage, some don’t.
Indefinitely feel that things like reverb, and spatial stuff, stereo, comes across better on vinyl.

I thought this was going to be about the use of caffeine in music production.

What gets me about vinyl is that when I’m listening to it it sounds more than good enough, it’s fine, and then I think, hang on, if I had to listen to this and nothing else it wouldn’t bother me. I’m not interested in convenience, space saving, or portability, I don’t want to have music everywhere. B ...

My turntable is still the one she got me, the Crosley "suitcase" style one. I'm fully aware the needle thingy is too heavy and will wear down the records, but I rarely use it these days and I don't have any records that I use particularly frequently. I plan to get a better turntable one day, when I ...

zenguitar wrote: ↑Wed Jan 14, 2026 8:50 am I presume you mean the Radial Engineering ToneBone PZ Pre, like this?
https://www.radialeng.com/product/pz-pre.

If so, we can edit the title of the OP.

Andy

Sorry yes, it’s a Radial.

So many quality compromises... yet still they demand vinyl and pay extortionate prices for the privilege of an archaic analogue format :lol: I started collecting vinyls back in 2015 after the now-Mrs Endi got me a turntable for Christmas. I know vinyl has lower quality, headroom etc etc.... But ...

MarkOne wrote: ↑Wed Jan 14, 2026 8:56 am Yes, grey utilitarian should be the way to go, and you of course have to wear a white lab coat to operate it correctly... Oh, and smoke a pipe.

A beard? and the obligatory slightly upper-middle-class BBC type accent.
How much are these?

So many quality compromises... yet still they demand vinyl and pay extortionate prices for the privilege of an archaic analogue format :lol: As a listener the only vinyl I have bought in the last 25 years is a couple of albums containing music that I really wanted and which were not available in ...

https://www.abbeyroad.com/news/chandler-limited-abbey-road-announce-the-redd-mixing-system-3543 Looks fantastic! Am I the only one that feels like the wood frame doesn't work here though? No, it doesn’t work, it just doesn’t look right, the original much more utilitarian metal housing was more in ke ...

So many quality compromises... yet still they demand vinyl and pay extortionate prices for the privilege of an archaic analogue format :lol: I’m constantly surprised at how good vinyl pressings are these days, I’m buying more "records" than ever these days, and the sound quality really is very good. ...

I haven’t seen my friend yet to try this out, but I'm wondering if this EHX TB Z will be useful for his accordion as he has a pick up for it, or is it a completely different thing? I think, it’s a piezo pick up he has, not sure?

Your clip of the blower reveals constant tone and volume, it's when they change that blower noise becomes noticeable. When I turn the blower on, (if I'm not on a remote console), I hear the blower, then the sound disappears from my consciousness. The same here, where I wasn't aware of blower noise ...

As always, the older technology will cost more, and this is more than more.

My brother had some 'Little Reds' which were really rather good. I remember listening to a pair of very large Tannoys, in a Tannoy exhibition room, which were restored, horn loaded 1950s Westminsters. The source material was on a modified Ferrograph Series Seven, running at 30ips through Harmon ...

Sign of the times, I’m high on crack and she’s toting a machine gun.
Running order? Haven’t a clue I just put them together in the order they were done.

Tannoy "used" to make some great speakers, the ones made today for just a few hundred pounds are just the name, the sound is far away from those old classics. Although they still make a Heritage range, that uses up to date components, like the Westminster at a mere £54,995. The classic Lancasters, ...

A friend bought a pair of Magnaplanars, he had them for awhile, he was driving them with two Trio mono blocks and the Trio preamp that went with them. He couldn’t get used to the speakers, he changed them for a pair of Infinity RS 2.5 which had large ribbon tweeters and 12 inch dynamic woofers, they ...

Don’t use electric heaters on extension chords, was it a physical "pop" or an audio pop through your monitors?

Look at any musician or producer that is doing well financially and they are the ones with points or writing credits and not those that have worked for a flat fee. Absolutely correct, if it wasn’t for song writing credits a friend of mine wouldn’t be in such a good position, he’s never worked for a ...

Sometimes, just the mere presence of someone in the studio can make them a producer.

I’ve been a long time Reason user, wonder if there will be any changes to anything?

Strange I never use interface preamps, it’s either a mixer or an external job.

tbh, I think they are "over-rated" - seems every second record has a list of "producers" a "mile" long! haha. Same with song writing - I read that two (mebbe 3) of the Grammy song of the year have ten writers, ten!! How all the extra producers and writers actually contribute anything is beyond me ...

Someone like Johnathon Miller as an opera producer can change something radically, his contribution isn’t subtle. It’s a bit like the way we can say something on one way, and then say it another way and completely change the meaning. As for a musicians interpretations, that’s just what we prefer, IMO ...