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Tech 21 all tube preamp???

ric4682

ric4682

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Jul 2, 2008
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I was killing time and looking at different preamps and such to warm up my sound and so I was on the Tech 21 site when I happened upon this:
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They don't have much info about it but I'm very interested. I wonder how much it is. (probably a lot:hmm:)
What do y'all think?
 
#4
It looks very cool. Although I think I would prefer it in a 1U rack mount unit not in a wooden headcase. Pricewise I bet it would be similar to TBer JGR's all tube pre-amp which is a tad over 1K. I love tech 21's stuf and at this moment have a BDDI, VT Deluxe and Oxford on my board. I've also used a RBI in the past as well. They make damn good gear, and I have never had a problem with one.
 
#13
i have little interest in anything that Tech21 offers even if one of their pedals carries the name of my home town. That pre is huge in comparison to some Class D heads. Passive cut only EQ is also of no interest. The price is in the range of some of the full tube heads. All in all no thank you.
 
#17
Tech 21 could screw up a wet dream.
Once again they have no idea what would actually be useful, or usable.
Who wants a tube preamp the size of a tube amp at nearly the same price?
So many of their products are like 90% of the way to great but fall short on that last detail.
:scowl:
 
#18
mbelue said:
Tech 21 could screw up a wet dream.
Once again they have no idea what would actually be useful, or usable.
Who wants a tube preamp the size of a tube amp at nearly the same price?
So many of their products are like 90% of the way to great but fall short on that last detail.
:scowl:
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I would say that in the case of this particular pre-amp, it's not ment for the average consumer. As far as some of their other products, I completly disagree with your statement. I love the SANSAMP line quite a bit.
 
#19
lustersilk said:
I would say that in the case of this particular pre-amp, it's not ment for the average consumer. As far as some of their other products, I completly disagree with your statement. I love the SANSAMP line quite a bit.
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I can agree with that, this is definitely not for everyone. The oversized case is just excessive and pointless excuse to add "value."
The assessment of the product line as a whole is just my opinion of course. I love their ideas, just not their execution.
 
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lustersilk said:
I would say that in the case of this particular pre-amp, it's not ment for the average consumer. As far as some of their other products, I completly disagree with your statement. I love the SANSAMP line quite a bit.
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Just a friendly counter... while the Sansamp line is fantastic, their more recent VT Bass Head seems to be a complete flop. They did everything the customers asked, but then slapped on a price tag that rivaled that of an actual Ampeg SVT-CL. At that point, it was pretty universally accepted that would-be-buyers would rather get the real deal rather than Tech21's offering. That, or get a VT deluxe and a power amp from Crest, Crown, or QSC (which would offer more programmable channels, more watts, more preamp options if one wanted a change... and all at a cheaper price).

Make no mistake, Tech21 is a fantastic company that boasts an impressive product line, but they sometimes fail very hard. It's one thing to have a flop, but it's another to have an almost perfect product but screw it up because of pricing or because of practicality reasons.
 

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