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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Bolt" data-source="post: 133116" data-attributes="member: 3950">Re: New Midas M32 ConsoleWell said.&nbsp; I find it difficult as an EE to constantly read about people crooning on and on about how big a difference preamps make when all the engineering data says otherwise.I find it completely believable that some preamps have a more pleasing default sound (no eq); however, anything that could be done by the pre&#039;s could also have been done with the channel strip IMHO.I also have found that people tend to believe that differences in sound quality they hear from one console to the next is due to the preamps.&nbsp; I know there are differences; however, I find it much more likely that the internal processing of the signal is the reason .... not the preamps.I have heard more than one person state that when they A/B the X32 pres to the M32 pres (or the DL251), there is a small preceptable difference in sound (with the MIDAS pre&#039;s being slightly preferred).&nbsp; I just wonder if one were to take an X32 console and an M32 console and tweak each to the most desirable sound, if you could still call out one over the other in a double blind test.&nbsp; I doubt it.The M32 is worth the extra money for many people.&nbsp; A MIDAS console is more rider friendly, and the mechanical design is more robust as are the faders.This is just smart marketing IMHO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scott Bolt, post: 133116, member: 3950"] Re: New Midas M32 Console Well said. I find it difficult as an EE to constantly read about people crooning on and on about how big a difference preamps make when all the engineering data says otherwise. I find it completely believable that some preamps have a more pleasing default sound (no eq); however, anything that could be done by the pre's could also have been done with the channel strip IMHO. I also have found that people tend to believe that differences in sound quality they hear from one console to the next is due to the preamps. I know there are differences; however, I find it much more likely that the internal processing of the signal is the reason .... not the preamps. I have heard more than one person state that when they A/B the X32 pres to the M32 pres (or the DL251), there is a small preceptable difference in sound (with the MIDAS pre's being slightly preferred). I just wonder if one were to take an X32 console and an M32 console and tweak each to the most desirable sound, if you could still call out one over the other in a double blind test. I doubt it. The M32 is worth the extra money for many people. A MIDAS console is more rider friendly, and the mechanical design is more robust as are the faders. This is just smart marketing IMHO. [/QUOTE]

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