Trident VFM or Mackie 24X8?

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I have a chance to buy either. Both are in great shape, price is not
an issue. I record pop/rock acts. Which board has the better pres, eq,
etc for this type of music? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks,
strat

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In article <7fb55658.0411260739.3dc19b07@posting.google.com> strat65@ameritech.net writes:

> Bump

Ouch!

So which one do YOU like better? Which once is likely to be in the
best condition? Which one has all the goznitas and gozoutas that you
think you'll need for the next couple of years?



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In article <7fb55658.0411262123.1b13c61a@posting.google.com> strat65@ameritech.net writes:

> I listened to these mixers 6 days apart with different playback
> systems in different rooms. So the answer is... I don't know! They
> both sounded good. The Makie's newer, better routing, BUT-- Trident
> preamps? I've read posts elsewhere that state the VFM series boards
> were horrible.

I'm not up on my Trident three-letter names, but I know that they made
a budget priced board that wasn't a number. In a budget board, you
don't get great preamps, you get enough gain to use microphones (which
is about all anyone ever wanted until fairly recently). If I'm not
mistaken the new Trident budget console (Dream) uses basically the VFM
preamp with an updated IC, but I could have the letters wrong.

John Oram lurks here. He'll set us straight. This is just the bait.



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strat65@ameritech.net (strat) wrote in message news:<7fb55658.0411282051.64b1fbf2@posting.google.com>...
> > John Oram lurks here. He'll set us straight. This is just the bait.
>
>
Yeah! I took the bait!

VFM stands for "Value for Money" ...... yukk .. not my idea.
I designed the circuits, Malcolm did the system flow and layouts (and
the name!).

It is good value for money as the circuit topography followed my usual
Trident style so there's quite a lot of Series 80 etc in the EQ.
Parameters are good and the mic pre was good for the period. i.e.,
80's
The new Dream mic pre is quite different and similar to the S20 and
S40 new Trident rack pieces. My choice would be buy the VFM, not
because I did it, but I know the opposition and their compromises.

I did reply to this 2 days ago, but it seems to have got lost.