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dbx 386 Dual Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamp with Digital Out

2-channel tube microphone preamplifier. Selectable dither and noise shaping. Type IVconversion system.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           9 out of 10
Features:
           9 out of 10
Quality:
           10 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           9 out of 10
Sound:
           9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           10 out of 10
Support:
           9 out of 10
 
 

"Replace the tubes and the value is unbeatable !!"

Overall:
          9 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          9 out of 10
Value:
          9 out of 10
Sound:
          8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          9 out of 10
Support:
          9 out of 10
User: a customer from rocketmail.com
Submitted: 4/3/2006

 

 
Feature:
What can I say? DBX thinks of almost everything. It has pretty much everything you need to fit it in to your rig.

Quality:
Quality is very good. Strong, durable. well built and attractive.

Value:
For all the features that you get in this unit your should expect to pay 200-300$usd more.

Desirability:
It's very attractive and has pretty colored lights.

Sound:
The AD converters on this card are ok. But the main reason for the great AD conversion is that the internal clock is quite good. DBX told me the jitter was < 100 picoseconds. I don't know where the measurement was taken from but even if it was taken at the oscilator it's still not bad at all. So the conversion is very good for this price range. Soundwise, it's decent but a bit smeary across the spectrum. this can be fixed easily and for little cost with a vacuum tube replacement which I did. Sound is rich and clear and depth of field is way improved now.

Ease of Use:
Easy to use when you already know the basics of recording. Very clean design.

Support:
Customer service has always been quite good. What technical info the tech guy didn't have available for me he researched and called me back and left a message with my answers. Very nice!

Overall:
This is a fantastic product. The features are superb. With a tube replacement (comes stock with chinese tubes) this unit will sound like equipment costing twice as much. Conversion is very good. An all round great product from a great company.

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"Amazing value."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from earthlink.net
Style of Music: Power Rock,Jazz,Blues
Location: Minneapolis,MN,US

 

 
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Sound:
I recorded some guys with this unit and RODE NT1000. Some people were convinced it was Avalon and U87. This unit can make your album gold. I have the best Behringer stuff. Can not compare with this.

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