From: e@mc2.Corp.Sun.COM (Ed Miller)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: stereo rack-mount preamps
Date: 2 Sep 1992 06:04:00 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: e@mc2.Corp.Sun.COM
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I've been flipping through all the literature and supply
catalogs I've got trying to find a rack-mount guitar preamp
with, as a minimum requirement, a stereo effects loop. I
started collecting a lot of data, so decided to put it in
the table you see here. The original tbl input is listed
first, followed by a wide ascii copy. I didn't bother with
any units costing more than $1000.

If you see any omissions or mistakes, please send me a
note. I'll repost a corrected version of this table.  If
you have personal experience with any of these units, send
any comments you have regarding durability, sound quality,
tone, support. I'll try to incorporate these (in some form)
into the table.

Thanks,

Ed Miller
e@corp.sun.com
415/336.4278

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model|tube|solid|presets|midi|effects|rack|pluses|list|best|where
|chan|chan|||loops|space||price|retail|

Ada MP-1|2|2|128|Y|1|1||800|559|FM
ART SGX2000|3|1|200|Y|2|2|f|829||
ART SGX-T2|0|1||||1||629|475|SMD
BBE 381|0|2|2|N|1|1|a,e,k|299|219|MMM
Carvin Quad X|4|0|4|Y|6|2|b,f|469
Elan MkII+|3|0|5|N|2||a,f,g|699
G-K 100MPL|0|1|100|Y|||c|799|519|MMM
Hafler T3|2|0|3|Y|1|1|a|499|400|MF
Hafler Triple Giant|3|0|3|O|1|2||999
H+K Attax|2|1|3|O|2||a,b,d,e,j|599
Jackson JX-3|2|0|3|N|1|1|h|380|195|SMD
Marshall 9001|2|0|3|N|1|1||750|495|SMD
Marshall 9004|0|2|2|N|1|1|b,h|300|225|SMD
Marshall JMP-1|2|2|100|Y||1|b|1000|779|MMM
Rocktron ProGAP|0|1||Y|1|1|i|749|500|MF
S. Duncan KTG-1|3|0|5|N|1|1|a|499|399|MMM
Tube Works 922|2|0|2|N|1|1|d,f|450|315|MMM
Tube Works 924|2|0|2|N|1|1|d,f|500|349|FM,MMM
.TE

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a|footswitch
b|headphone outputs
c|stereo aux inputs
d|line outputs
e|record outputs
f|channel cascade
g|stereo noise reduction
h|effects can run 0db or -20db
i|HUSH
j|Soft-Click
k|Sonic Maximizer
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l l .
FM|Factory Music
MF|Musician's Friend
MMM|Manny's Mailbox Music
SMD|Suncoast Music Distributing
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model                 tube   solid   presets   midi   effects   rack    pluses      list     best    where
                      chan   chan                      loops    space               price   retail

Ada MP-1               2       2       128      Y        1        1                  800     559     FM
ART SGX2000            3       1       200      Y        2        2     f            829
ART SGX-T2             0       1                                  1                  629     475     SMD
BBE 381                0       2         2      N        1        1     a,e,k        299     219     MMM
Carvin Quad X          4       0         4      Y        6        2     b,f          469
Elan MkII+             3       0         5      N        2              a,f,g        699
G-K 100MPL             0       1       100      Y                       c            799     519     MMM
Hafler T3              2       0         3      Y        1        1     a            499     400     MF
Hafler Triple Giant    3       0         3      O        1        2                  999
H+K Attax              2       1         3      O        2              a,b,d,e,j    599
Jackson JX-3           2       0         3      N        1        1     h            380     195     SMD
Marshall 9001          2       0         3      N        1        1                  750     495     SMD
Marshall 9004          0       2         2      N        1        1     b,h          300     225     SMD
Marshall JMP-1         2       2       100      Y                 1     b           1000     779     MMM
Rocktron ProGAP        0       1                Y        1        1     i            749     500     MF
S. Duncan KTG-1        3       0         5      N        1        1     a            499     399     MMM
Tube Works 922         2       0         2      N        1        1     d,f          450     315     MMM
Tube Works 924         2       0         2      N        1        1     d,f          500     349     FM,MMM

a   footswitch
b   headphone outputs
c   stereo aux inputs
d   line outputs
e   record outputs
f   channel cascade
g   stereo noise reduction
h   effects can run 0db or -20db
i   HUSH
j   Soft-Click
k   Sonic Maximizer

FM    Factory Music
MF    Musician's Friend
MMM   Manny's Mailbox Music
SMD   Suncoast Music Distributing


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