When it comes to sound the often unwieldy low mids that a classic 1073 or 1073 clone will tend to have is much tighter and punchier with the great river preamp.
Great river preamp vocals.
The great river me 1nv also has a full 70db of input gain so you can take that prized ribbon mic out of the cabinet for a rich creamy sound.
Much less boxy in the low mids.
If i had to pick a one size fits all preamp that has personality but works for just about everything it would be the great river me 1nv when tracking vocals on dozens of singers with mics ranging from a shure sm7b to an aea r84 on condensers such as a neumann u 87 ai or telefunken 251 this preamp will not disappoint.
This is why i haven t bought an avalon yet.
The me 1nv single channel mic preamp greatly modernizes and improves classic british design.
The great river mp 2nv is patterned after the classic neve preamplifiers with it s own advances.
This desktop and rackable preamp offers the same definitive sonic fidelity and expert craftsmanship as all great river products.
Transparency and vintage harmonic structure are both achieved with nv series preamps.
When you hit this top level quality stops being an issue.
The ultra quiet noise floor delivers stealth performance for rich textured vocal sounds.
Great river me 1nv and mp 500nv.
To my ears the great river preamp is versatile enough to use anywhere on anything with any mic and it will provide a sturdy track in the mix.
I really want one of these guys.
Overall the great river is much more even sonically with less of the overall thickness and weight.