by lkraven » Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:45 pm
Well, for those who might come after you, your impressions will be useful.
It's kind of hard to describe a "sound" by typing about it.
I have a T15 next to an N72-- the T15 definitely sounds more "neutral". It is quieter and has a lot more gain than the preamps on my MOTU Ultralite, Presonus Firestudio and MBox2.
It is a very clean sound-- hard to describe it any other way. There's not a lot of coloration, it sounds extremely smooth and neutral.
Next to the N72, it is a little bit more clinical. There's a certain liquidity to the way the N72 sounds-- it has a definite (pleasing) character. You don't get any of that with the T15-- it's just clear, clean sound.
You don't get any of that with the preamps mentioned above either. I think the T15 is an excellent preamp, one of the best values in pro audio. I have the T15 when I need a clear and clean sound. The N72 definitely adds something to the sound-- and that character is pleasing to me when recording vocals.
I think that if I used a T15, I would basically just forget that it was in the chain. There's no forgetting that the N72 is in the chain-- there is SOMETHING there, and depending on whether or not it works, I would leave it or take it out.
With the T15, I never get that sense-- if I find something "missing", I go to something with more character. I never feel like the T15 is intruding at all.
Hope that helps.