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Still tossing around the idea of upgrading converters... Would the RME ADI-2 be a significant jump in converter quality from the converters on the M-Audio 1814 FW? I've decided the Rosetta 200 is pretty much out of my price league right now, and I'd get more out of putting the money into a couple go...

Thanks everyone for the advice. For now, I'll get the AT4033 as I'm more interested in improving my acoustic guitar sound. I honestly kind of like my NT1000 on vocals a lot. Perhaps the Bluebird is in my future, but until then...
Thanks again.

I've recently been looking into upgrading my converters, so I've heard the word Jitter mentioned a lot.

What exactly is Jitter and what does it sound like?

I got the TweakHead mod from BLA on my 1814 after struggling with this same question. I had made up my mind to buy the Toft AFC2 and changed my mind last minute. I'm glad I changed my mind because having the converters upgraded changed EVERYTHING. I was relatively happy with the 1814, really, but t...

One person's "hard as nails" is another's "open and clear". Put me in the latter category. Lotussound's assessment is pretty spot on. Out of the mics you own I've used the Pro37, SM57 and the AT4033 with the Grace and they all work well with it. The 4033 can get harsh in the high end, true, but I'd...

I like to use the Grace 101 when I want to hear the fast transients in a sound source, for example mandolin, hand percussion, hi-hat, etc. The 101 claims to be a nearly invisible preamp - fast, accurate, clean and "modern" without adding any character. I believe this is true. It does not really imp...

Basically, I got a general answer from someone that the m101 is "hard as nails" and a mic like an NT1000 won't sound good through it. Take that for what it's worth. But what I'm asking, as a general rule, is there any reason no one would ever want to use an NT1000 (or similar mic) with an m101 for f...

I'd like to add one really nice preamp to my project studio, and I'm considering the Grace m101. My current preamps are the Presonus TubePre and the pres on my Tapco 260fx mixer. Low budget as you can see. There are also the pres on my M-Audio 1814 but those are so horrendous I don't even bother wit...

Looking for another condenser mostly for vocals, but possibly also to use on acoustic guitar, upright piano sound board, etc. I have my eye on the Blue Bluebird, from reviews, I think it would fit my singing style. Mellower poppy acoustic indie stuff. Think Death Cab for Cutie, along those lines. A ...

I currently have an M-Audio 1814 Firewire interface, and I'm using a Presonus TubePre and my Tapco 260fx mixer for preamps. I mostly use a Rode NT1000 and a pair of AT Pro37 as my mics, but plan on getting a couple more large condensers and possibly a Fat Head ribbon in near future. So, I recently d...