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Gear Update: Burl B80 Mothership

Larry Crane adds an update to Marc Alan Goodman's orginal review of the Burl B80 Mothership.

Marc Alan Goodman says in his original review, "It's rare to find a single piece of gear that elevates not only my entire studio but the way I work as well." Yes. Less often do I ask bands to track basics to tape before dumping into Pro Tools. The first mix I did out of this 24 by 24 convertor had my jaw on the floor – the sounds were so much clearer and defined, especially in the low mids. In fact, after owning this Mothership I ended up on a search for new monitors that would let me hear this same range of detail. I never realized until now that the Mothership may have taught me I needed new speakers! I'm set, and other converters sound anemic to me now.

-LC

Original Review: http://tapeop.com/reviews/gear/84/b80-mothership/

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