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perfectsnd

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SSL 4000 Mic Pre Upgrade
« on: January 21, 2015, 05:59:35 PM »
I was looking at the Pro Audio Design site and they had mentioned an SSL desk with upgraded mic pres. Does anyone know about this mod?

"Here we have a beautifully maintained and upgraded SSL 4056G/G+ that is truly one of a kind. It has been modified to sound much better than a stock SSL, especially mic pre's 1-24 (which beat out everything including API and Neve pre's in a blind shootout conducted by Greg Thompson.)"
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Re: SSL 4000 Mic Pre Upgrade
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2015, 07:23:50 PM »
Haven't heard about that kind of mod.
How your pre's are modified? Schematics? Pictures?

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Re: SSL 4000 Mic Pre Upgrade
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2015, 07:32:19 PM »
Mine aren't modified, but this has peaked my interest so I wanted find out if anyone knew about it.

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Re: SSL 4000 Mic Pre Upgrade
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2015, 08:17:11 PM »
Oh, that line was a quote didn't get it at first sight :p

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Re: SSL 4000 Mic Pre Upgrade
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2015, 04:45:10 AM »
That's kinda like saying a Corvette beat a ambulance.
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Re: SSL 4000 Mic Pre Upgrade
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Re: SSL 4000 Mic Pre Upgrade
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2015, 06:00:23 PM »
Any idea how it sounds? It looks like it is a replacement card, am I correct on that?
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Re: SSL 4000 Mic Pre Upgrade
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2015, 10:54:56 AM »
I'd be guessing it fits directly on the E series, and gives a more G/G+ sound without changing the Gain Pots/Switches
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