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The "Official" Equipment Recommendations Thread
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| DigiNut |
Purpose
To give readers who are considering buying gear a quick reference for what's (a) used and recommended by TAs, and (b) in their price range.
Rules
Pick one (1) product from as many of the existing categories as you like (but only one product from each!). You can create a new category, but keep it general. For each recommended product, include the following info:
- The category of the product (what is it?)
- The name or model number of the product
- A hyperlink to the manufacturer's product page, if available. Leave blank if not available - no store or distributor pages please. If you're having trouble posting a link, try using http://www.tinyurl.com. Note: You don't have to provide this if your recommendation is already on the list.
- The price you paid for it. If you don't own it, say so and leave out the price, don't pick a random store price. Also specify the currency if not in USD.
*** Please do not post specific comments about your recommendation! ***
We want to keep this thread as pristine as possible. No comments, no debates, just the facts. Readers can find plenty of reviews online, but this thread will become unmaintainable and unreadable very fast if there are parallel debates about 30 different products. That also means, don't comment on other people's posts, even if they broke the rules! Seriously - don't make me come over there!
For the readers and lurkers, here are some good sites to get more detailed reviews:
http://www.zzounds.com
http://www.sweetwater.com
http://www.tweakheadz.com
http://www.sonicstate.com
http://www.google.com ;)
Please note that I don't necessarily recommend any of the stores on the above list as places to purchase from. The price ranges are listed here, so you can judge for yourself whether or not they have good deals.
Results
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Product ....................... Votes ....... Price Range
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Analog/Vintage Synths
Waldorf Pulse ................. (1 vote) .... [$345 .. - .. $345]
Juno 60 ....................... (1 vote) .... [$??? .. - .. $???]
Digital/VA Synths
Access Virus Classic/B ........ (1 vote) .... [$1315 . - . $1315]
Access Virus TI Desktop ....... (1 vote) .... [$2085 . - . $2085]
Roland JP8000 ................. (1 vote) .... [$700 .. - .. $700]
Roland SH-32 .................. (1 vote) .... [$355 .. - .. $355]
DSP Accelerator Cards
Univ. Audio UAD-1 Project Pak . (1 vote) .... [$634 .. - .. $634]
Headphones
AKG K240 Studio ............... (3 votes) ... [$125 .. - .. $160]
Ultrasone PROline 750 ......... (1 vote) .... [$399 .. - .. $399]
AKG K271 Studio ............... (1 vote) .... [$215 .. - .. $215]
Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro ....... (1 vote) .... [$200 .. - .. $200]
Grado SR 125 .................. (1 vote) .... [$150 .. - .. $150]
Sony MDR-V150 ................. (1 vote) .... [$22 ... - ... $22]
Sennheiser HD 650 ............. (1 vote) .... [$300 .. - .. $300]
MIDI Keyboards
Novation Remote SL 61-Key ..... (1 vote) .... [$599 .. - .. $599]
Power Amps (Stereo)
Flying Mole DAD-M100pro (Pair) (1 vote) .... [$800 .. - .. $800]
Sound Cards/Modules
MOTU 24I/O .................... (2 votes) ... [$1450 . - . $1835]
E-mu 1820M .................... (1 vote) .... [$395 .. - .. $395]
PreSonus Firebox .............. (1 vote) .... [$299 .. - .. $299]
RME Multiface 2 ............... (1 vote) .... [$1015 . - . $1015]
Standalone AD/DA Converters
Apogee Rosetta 200 ............ (1 vote) .... [$1600 . - . $1600]
Studio Monitors
Mackie HR824 .................. (2 votes) ... [$??? .. - .. $???]
PMC TB2 Speakers (Pair) ....... (1 vote) .... [$1300 . - . $1300]
Dynaudio BM5A ................. (1 vote) .... [$1340 . - . $1340]
Dynaudio BM6A ................. (1 vote) .... [$1835 . - . $1835]
Event TR-6 .................... (1 vote) .... [$399 .. - .. $399]
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| DigiNut |
I'll get the ball rolling just to populate the results with something and show the format I'm hoping for:
Category: Headphones
Model: AKG K240 Studio
Link: here
Price Paid: $145 CDN ($125 US)
Category: Studio Monitors
Model: Mackie HR824
Link: here
Price Paid: Wish I owned it
I'm intentionally keeping my list short because (a) I wouldn't recommend most of the gear I own, and (b) I don't want to influence the initial results too much. You guys feel free to post 10 different categories if you like.
Please post your recommendations! |
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| DJDIRTY |
Category: A/D/C (Analog to Digital) - (Digital to Analog) converters
Model: Apogee Rosetta 200
Link: here
Price Paid: $1889.00 CDN
Category: Sound cards
Model: RME Multiface 2
Link:here
Price Paid: $1200.00 CDN
Category: Studio Monitors
Model: Dynaudio BM6A's
Link:here
Price Paid: $2168.00 CDN
Category: Digital/VA Synths
Model: Access Virus Ti desktop
Link:here
Price Paid: $2465.00 CDN |
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| fr0st |
Category: Synth(Analog)
Model: Juno 60
Link: Here
Price Paid: $329US |
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| vccv |
Category: DSP Accelerator Card
Model: Universal Audio UAD-1 Project Pak
Link:here
Price Paid: $634 US
Category: Headphones
Model: AKG K271 Studio
Link:here
Price Paid: $215 US |
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| Fledz |
Category: Headphones
Model: AKG K240 Studio
Link: here
Price Paid: $210 AUD ($160 US) |
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| System101 |
Category: Headphones
Model: AKG K240 Studio
Link: here
Price Paid: $150 CAD |
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| dj_kane |
Category: Synth
Model: Roland JP8000
Link: here
Price Paid: £350 (Pound Sterling) |
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| T-Soma |
Category: VA Synth
Model: Roland SH-32
Link: here
Price Paid: $450 AUD ($355 USD) |
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| Eric J |
Category: Software Synthesizer
Model: GMedia impOSCar
Link: here
Price Paid: $99.00 USD
Category: Sound Cards
Model: MOTU 24IO
Link: here
Price Paid: $1,450 USD |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
Category: Synth Collection / Synth Builder
Model: Native Instruments Reaktor
Link: Here
Price Paid: Unknown (received as gift) |
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