Millennia HV-3D/8 8-channel Microphone Preamp Reviews
The Millennia HV-3D is an 8-channel version of the very successful and popular HV-3C stereo preamp. The HV-3D combines multiple channels to minimize redundant mechanical and electrical parts. This is a tool you can build a career around: it will remain valuable and useful no matter how far your sonic explorations take you. Acquiring an HV-3D is a step off the upgrade treadmill, a step that will ultimately save you much more than your initial investment. For pristine audio capture on location and in the studio, Millennia's HV-3D is a great option!
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Worth the money?
Simple answer: Yes. At $/channel is this really terribly expensive? If you need 8 channels of pristine preamps, this is actually a pretty great deal. This unit does not "color" the sound in a way that commits you to one sound. With todays excellent plugins, purity to "tape" is now the standard, i.e., you can change your mind how you want to tweak a recorded track in the mixdown AFTER recording.
The specs are deceiving in a good way. The total gain is listed at 61.5 dB, but ALL of the gain is usable without annoying noise. Most preamps are at least a little noisy when you crank them up for quiet sources. Not so with this. There is a 3-dimensional low end depth that is hard to describe. The low end of a kick drum, a male vocal, piano...all just sound no longer choked.
I have a couple of Townsend L22 mics that require 2 identical gain channels. They never sounded better than with the stepped, precisely matched channels on this unit. I already had an older HV-3R unit, so I knew what I was getting into...
Lives Up To The Hype
I bought this unit to get world class transparent sound for my studio drum kit. Tracked around 20 drum sessions with it and it delivers exactly that.
Millenia HV-3D 8 Channel
This is my second Millenia purchase and I am totally satisfied with these additions to my home studio. As a musician, first and foremost, ease of use was my concern and Millenia quelled my concerns. Thanks to Dontae Harris for hooking me up with the Right Stuff!
