Reamp boxes compared ?

[Vit]

I have read a lot of discussions here about reamping and got hooked keep thinking about it all the time really !!!!

I hear people discussing different reamp boxes with some pros and cons for each and I wondered whether anybody had a chance to compare say the original REAMP box (that for US$200), some active and passive manufactured by Radial Engineering and the Little lab's Readeye and maybe there are others out there.

I though of posting this in Euipment section of the forum but it seems to fit here more than anywhere else.

I am in the process of choosing one to buy - and hesitate on which one to go for and I'd greatly appreciate your advice on this. Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[AudioPhile777]

I'm actually saving up for this one...

http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i-RAD-REAMP-PAK.html

 

[2012]

There are only 4 that I know of:

Cuniberti Reamp (passive - $200)

Little Labs Redeye (passive + DI - $225)

Radial ProRMP (passive - $100)

Radial X-Amp (active - $180)

 

[Vit]

Does anyone knows the difference between active and passive reamp boxes ?

Would an actice box be more noisy than a passive - or it solely depends on how it's built ?

I might be asking a dumb question here - I'd have yet to look at the specs of all these units first before asking - but I am looking for an answer from someone who had a chance to compare a few of these reamp boxes side by side.

Looking forward to your responces, guys ?

 

[AudioPhile777]

Does anyone knows the difference between active and passive reamp boxes ?

Would an actice box be more noisy than a passive - or it solely depends on how it's built ?

I might be asking a dumb question here - I'd have yet to look at the specs of all these units first before asking - but I am looking for an answer from someone who had a chance to compare a few of these reamp boxes side by side.

Looking forward to your responces, guys ?

take about a good 20 minutes and read over everyone arguing in here...
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/production-tips/290714-preparing-your-tracks-reamping-guide.html

it should answer a lot of your questions...

 

[Vit]

Thanks for your note, pal. I've already read this thread over and over - and still following up on it It is an extremely helpful one. But it seems everyone with practical experience in reamping owns only one reamp box and in general seems to be happy with one's own unit so I am trying to get some feedback from those who had a chance to compare a few different makes side by side - to have a discussion of weak and strong sides of each. Or maybe at least discuss any weak and/or strong sides of acitve preamp boxes vs passive ones.

 

[Mutant]

Thanks for your note, pal. I've already read this thread over and over - and still following up on it It is an extremely helpful one. But it seems everyone with practical experience in reamping owns only one reamp box and in general seems to be happy with one's own unit so I am trying to get some feedback from those who had a chance to compare a few different makes side by side - to have a discussion of weak and strong sides of each. Or maybe at least discuss any weak and/or strong sides of acitve preamp boxes vs passive ones.

I believe James Murphy has an experience with all reamp boxes discussed in that thread.
Maybe you should search for his posts with keywords like "reamp" etc.

 

[Vit]

Thanks Mutant. I followed your advice and found some good threads where James recomends the original REAMP box very much. He compared the reamping capability of the Radial splitter JD-7 and the original REAMP and he seemed to prefer the sound of the original REAMP. However he noted that he likes Radial products and that they make great devices .

All the best to ALL Please add any useful info to this thread as it comes by