any opinion about new Neve Portico 5012 mic preamp

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I really wantto know if the sound of Portico 5012 is the same with Neve
1089 and 1272?

i've received the following from josh Thomas
Thanks for your interest in Rupert Neve Designs. The initial response
from the early users is that the Portico is every bit as good as the
classics and then some! Like the best of the older units it utilizes
transformers on both the input and output section and single sided
amplification throughout.
I hope this helps clarify things, if you have any additional questions
please don't hesitate to contact me directly.

Best regards,

Josh Thomas
Www.rupertneve.com
512-847-3013 x208

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in article 1116826713.349264.212800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com,
bluesjeon@hotmail.com at bluesjeon@hotmail.com wrote on 5/22/05 10:38 PM:

> I really wantto know if the sound of Portico 5012 is the same with Neve
> 1089 and 1272?

Another unit to consider is the Great River NV-series preamp. It's a
modern take on the Neve topology and sounds really great. I bought one from
Mercenary Audio a few months ago for a project and have been extremely happy
with it. Character in the right ways, clarity in the right ways... just a
great mic preamp. Not crazy expensive either, and you can buy a single
channel for 1/2 the price of the 2-channel unit.

-jeff

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I second Jeff's opinion , Either Great River [ i have both ]
There is never a though of whether it sounds good or not ,
solid & satisfying , if something seems wrong , you're moving to the source
or the mic !

Hope the new neve is reasonable price so we can all try it !

regards Greg



"Jeff Olsen" <handywired@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> in article 1116826713.349264.212800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com,
> bluesjeon@hotmail.com at bluesjeon@hotmail.com wrote on 5/22/05 10:38 PM:
>
> > I really wantto know if the sound of Portico 5012 is the same with Neve
> > 1089 and 1272?
>
> Another unit to consider is the Great River NV-series preamp. It's a
> modern take on the Neve topology and sounds really great. I bought one
from
> Mercenary Audio a few months ago for a project and have been extremely
happy
> with it. Character in the right ways, clarity in the right ways... just a
> great mic preamp. Not crazy expensive either, and you can buy a single
> channel for 1/2 the price of the 2-channel unit.
>
> -jeff
>

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"hank alrich" <walkinay@thegrid.net> wrote in message
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> GKB wrote:
>
>> I second Jeff's opinion , Either Great River [ i have both ]
>> There is never a though of whether it sounds good or not ,
>> solid & satisfying , if something seems wrong , you're moving to the
>> source
>> or the mic !
>
> Amen, but note that the original MP2-MH is now a special order only item
> and no longer in regular production. Sadly. I feel that was the most
> cost effective preamp offered, when one wants actual quality of sound
> and is not seeking to spend the least.
>
> --
> ha

Isn't the deal with that is that they are redesigning the MP2-MH to be
similar in looks and features to the NV series? ( adding the meters etc? )


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