sciproductions Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Going slightly insane in quarantine... spending too much time not working... strange, still feel a compulsion to geek out on sound equipment. So I'd love to know everyone consider's their the coolest piece of sound equipment that they own? Could be a mic, mixer, a Zaxcom Nova, whatever! Just would love to hear different peoples prized possessions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate C Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 For me I would have to say the Nova. Such a beautiful little beast. Once work picks up again I’d love to add a second 414. The ZMT-ph still makes me smile. So light and not having any cables to the bag is so freeing. Except for the days that you can’t remember where you just put your boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashire soundie Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 My Weltron 2001 (sold in the UK as Prinzsound). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 1st Place: Cedar DNS-2! Runner Up: Sound Devices 833 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efksound Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Nova & DNS2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias Larsen Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Neat toys there! That Nova sure looks lovely! I am intrigued to see if the 4channel wisy can make the mixpre6 into a budget "mininova" in the future. My Sanken CS3e is probably my coolest piece of equipment for location, that thing keeps wowing me. This might be slightly off topic, but in downtime I also find my Oktatrack+Virus noisemachines quiet 'cool' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codyman Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 I like my Marantz 2230 / Klipsch Heresy III combo. Keeps on trucking despite being from 1972! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 I still think my Zaxcom recording transmitters are the coolest pieces of gear. So small and so powerful. And I don't even own any ZMT's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpb2 Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 or my favorite screen saver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 1: Neve audio phase meter. Removed from a '70s Neve console and boxed up by someone with a lot of time on their hands, bought from Dan Alexander many years ago. This has been a great way to keep composers delivering stereo music files to me honest about radical signal processing that could get us busted by PBS (etc) Tech Eval. Sits where I can see it all the time when mixing. 2: Moog Source: Left over from my time in The Residents, was used on the "Mole" tours. All the usual Moog crunchy goodness but with a 16-slot patch memory and 2 small sequencers. This one still saves its patches to an audio cassette. 3: Korg MS20: Once owned by the keyboard virtuoso "Blue" Gene Tyranny. Super flexible patch-over synth with an audio-to-CV convertor that came in very handy many many times over the years. Great fast noise-maker. 4: My squadron of Schoeps SDC mics, for music recording mostly. Sound great on anything, first mics out of the box almost always, esp when I have little or no time for mic comparisons (most of my music gigs). You know when they look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Rowand Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 The humble Sound Devices 302. I originally bought it as a pre/phantom supply for wireless booming. When I started doing livestreaming of government meetings I used it as an input expander for my F8n to add another two inputs. I built my own "RX Emergency" and converted the returns into inputs for presentations on laptops. It's a 5 channel mixer with excellent metering and a really good headphone amp. It can run all day on a small battery (or even AAs). I think if I hit it with my car it would wreck the Honda- it's built like a tank. I'm really glad someone thought replacing it with a MixPre 3 was a good idea and sold it to me for $350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Kart-a-Bag Tri-Kart Unfortunately I have not used it lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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henrimic Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 My trusted and still perfectly working Nagra IV-S from 1978. I own it since 1992 and have recorded several films, docos and ads until the appearance of the 744T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketTreeAudio Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 My DPA 4018c. stupid light, small, sounds fantastic. the cinela Cosi is just cheating too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey LaCroix Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Cinela Cosi and Zaxcom ZMT Phantom. Paired with a miniCMIT it is such a pleasure to boom with. I’d be significantly less happy without those two nieces of gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Steel Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 2 hours ago, mono said: Pretty cool for a 14 year old product. My first thought was that it was new today, but alas. So far I see no new unbelievably cool products announced today. @LarryF @Gordonmoore1? And, sorry in advance for potentially derailing the thread.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaT Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 I LOVE my Sound Devices 888! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 8 hours ago, Mattias Larsen said: Neat toys there! That Nova sure looks lovely! I am intrigued to see if the 4channel wisy can make the mixpre6 into a budget "mininova" in the future. Oh yes, that's a cool way to think of a MixPre/QuadRX combo! "MiniNova" I've got the "MicroMiniNova" that many of us have: MixPre3 + Lectro SR 8 hours ago, Mattias Larsen said: My Sanken CS3e is probably my coolest piece of equipment for location, that thing keeps wowing me. That would have been my 2nd Runner Up choice for my list! Love mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tourtelot Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 My SD788T. The only piece of gear I won't ever sell. D. In second place and I'm not sure this counts is my 1933 Herberts Machinery Wood Wizard band saw recently gifted to me by an awesome neighbor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Wasserman Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 +1 on my Sound Devices 788t. Also, I still love my MOTU Traveler mk3. Great problem solver for digital I/O, audio routing. A swiss army knife. That being said, I wish MOTU would release a new version with Thunderbolt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 I still love my HHB Portadat 1000 TC even though it’s lived in storage for a very long time. Even the HHB logo was one of the better designed ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate C Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Revaluating the original question I would probably have to say one of my Panamic poles. Don’t ask me to pick a favourite child. Coolest sound gear, well it’s not cool and it’s not sound gear. My sewing machine, tachit gun, soldering iron, Dremal, even a stick have all been instrumental in finding ways to capture better sound. Cheers Nate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Display Name said: I still love my HHB Portadat 1000 TC even though it’s lived in storage for a very long time. Even the HHB logo was one of the better designed ones. Eek. So glad to be rid of mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremtools Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 My little Sonosax M2D2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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