Seventh Circle Audio

i curiously recorded a little "song" with a stereo pair of Peluso CEMC6 mics, one running into a T15, and the other running into an A12. the mics were rubber-banded together...so they were not in the exact same place on each track, but i made sure that it was pretty damn close. this is not a scientific test, the method is certainly imperfect...but it's fun none-the-less.

each instrument (two acoustics, bass, electric guitar, drums, tambourine, and two "ahh" vocals) was recorded one at a time through the two pres, but at the same time...then straight into my BLA-modded 828mkII (48k, 24-bit). there was a tiny bit of EQ and reverb on a few tracks in the DAW to make it a little more pleasant, but both "songs" were processed exactly the same way.

i matched levels by ear...again, not scientific, but what are you gonna do? i didn't mean for this to be some crazy "shootout" or anything, i was just personally curious...and i figured i might as well post it in case anyone else cared.

A12:
http://www.thebrotherkite.com/stuff/a_song.wav

T15:
http://www.thebrotherkite.com/stuff/b_song.wav

* i guess i learned that when all things are common (mic, instrument, etc), these pres can sound very similar...and both quite good. man, for the money, the T15 is crazy good.

thanks for the shootout and info regarding your chain. it's always interesting to hear other people's takes and what gear path their using. take care, R

Very interesting. I *think* I hear a slightly fuller bass in the A12, but they are remarkably similar in sound. There would probably be a larger difference in sound if you were driving the preamps harder, but at moderate levels they are indeed a close match.

I actually like the t15 more.
I decided to listen to them blind and decide before looking at which was which.
t15 seemed fuller but the samples are there so everyone can judge themselves.