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New Radial PZ-Pro preamp
Radial is announcing a new 2 channels acoustic preamp
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I saw that! Very cool, considering everyone loves the quality of the PZ Pre but wishes it had dedicated EQ for its two inputs.
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https://www.radialeng.com/product/pz-pro
I never was impressed with the tonality of the PZ-Pre or PZ-Deluxe, the PADI sounds better to me actually. However, depending on price point (the PZ-Pre is only $299), I will probably give this a try. Seems Radial has been taking notes from Grace Design. I would expect the PZ-Pro to be sub $500, hopefully no more than $350-$400. I am also quite keen on the parallel fx loop and its dry/wet blend knob. I was looking into similar blender pedals recently that basically convert a serial loop into a parallel blender circuit. Assignable foot switches and other options, and plenty of EQ control on both channels. |
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I also remember Michal Grace saying that one of the Key factor of the Felix was the power supply which if I remember well is a commercially available SMPS with extra filtering and regulation stages added by Grace Design. Clean power makes clean preamp.
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I heard in the video and see a reference to 48v phantom power for an external condenser mic. If Radial did not include provision for lower voltage internal mics (electret), they've missed the market. Surely they know better?
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I've been using the PZ-Pre for a while now (I've actually got 2 of them), and this new unit is more or less what I've hoped for a while Radial would create to address some of the limitations of the original unit. Clicks all the switches for me. Since I recently re-worked one of my pedalboards in a way that no longer calls for one of my PZ's, I might just sell both of them and pickup one of these new units come March!
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I think this is a great design. I like the optional HPF/Notch filter.
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Finally! I remember before I bought the Grace Design Felix, I so wanted the Pz-Pre to have all of the features that the Pz-Pro has. I never understood the logic of the Pz-Pre. It's good to see that Radial went back to the drawing board and made a unit like this. I think at $499.00, it will really give players a great alternative to the much more expensive Felix. I had a Pz-Deluxe and thought it sounded incredible, probably the best my guitars have ever sounded. It was a bit noisy though so I hope this isn't an issue with the Pz-Pro. I could see myself getting one down the road.
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