Different Studer preamps sound's quality ?

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Hi to all RAPers,

When trying a borrowed Studer 961 mixer, I really enjoyed the sound I got
with my Schoeps pair when recording my vibraphone.
My question is about the preamps sound quality of the different Studer's
consoles, only those which are affordable for me, such as 779 (or Revox
279), 169, 269, 961, 962.
I was told (by someone I don't really trust) that their basic preamps were
all the same, but with different options (parametrics Eqs, comp, ...).
Is this true or are there significant differences between the sound's
quality of these mixers pres ?

Thanks for your answers.

Cheers,

Laurent.

Sorry for my frenchie English...

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"Scott Dorsey" <kludge@panix.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
cqs61l$ci9$1@panix2.panix.com...
> No, the preamps in all of them are pretty much about the same. I think
> that with a little bit of tweaking they can be upgraded, but they are all
> basically built around the same circuit which has a discrete front end
> driving some 301 op-amps.
> If you bypass the EQ and summing networks, you will find really no
> difference
> between these consoles. If you bypass the EQ and use the summing, you
> will
> find the smaller consoles sound better.
> These are really very nice-sounding pieces of gear, especially when you
> think
> about what is inside them.
>

So, the local dealer who told me about the same basic preamps is more
"trustable" than I thought.
These are good news.
Thanks for your answer Scott.

Regards,

Laurent.