I was excited to get the EDB-1and considered it the holy grail, and it sounded great - it started humming and crackling after about 5 mos. - As it was under warranty I rec'd another one. The exact same things started happening around 5 mos. in - mirror image. I had to get my money back.
From August 2020 - New EDB-2H.E Equaliser Direct Blender. Now with two channels of 5 Band EQ, 2 Silent Mutes, 48v & 11v Phantom Power, Send & Return FX Loop, Switchable Channel Outputs, new pro Audio expensive IC Chips for improved tone & S/N and tunable Harmonic Enhancer Acoustic Pre-Amplifier, EQ’s, D.I, Anti-Feedback, Blender, & Harmonic Enhancer - For Pickups & Microphones via Battery or D.C Powering. EDB-2 H.E with Customer led Expanded Features, now Dual Instrument Accessible: Featuring: H.E.A.T. Harmonic Enhanced Analogue Technology with Tuneable added High Harmonics Twin Channels with two sets of 5 Band Interactive EQ & two Silent Mutes 48v & 11v Phantom Power To Jack & XLR -Mono & Stereo Inputs Improved Class "A" Inputs & top Pro Audio Circuit - Producing a huge 32dB of Low Noise Gain Send & Return FX Loop Mono Ch.1, Ch.2 or Blended Outputs via Jack & XLR Tuneable Notch Filter to beat feedback & resonances on either channel Impedance matching for all pickups and microphones 2 Way Phase Reverse & Earth Lift Switches Range Switches (HPF) for Guitar, Bass or Violin/Mandolin via each channel Batteries & Power Supply included - suits Europe, North America, Japan etc 240v-100v 3 Mounting Methods Comprehensive Improved Manual Sturdier, Lightweight, Super Compact Construction in Aluminium Alloy & Long Life Heavy Feel Controls that stay put. Designed in UK - Made in Europe. www.headwaymusicaudiio.com
I just got the EDM1 and it's the business; a doddle to use and it sounds fantastic with magnetic and SBT pups. I have no idea what it's like with UST pups.
Thanks for the demo, very interesting. BUT for future reference will you please hold the units still when showing them to the camera. Waving them around like that is very distracting and stops us seeing what you are demonstrating.
I don't know about the EDB-2 - I have the EDB-1... But concerning the notch-filter on the unit I have (EDB-1) - I don't like it at all - it is far from "surgical" as it steels away a lot of the overall sound. Don't get me wrong, it is a very good sounding Pre-amp, but if the EBD-2 notch-filter is the same as the EDB-1, then I wouldn't recommend it. Then you should check out the L.R. Baggs PARA ACOUSTIC-DI... there you have a really surgical notch-filter. Check it out for yourself :-)
Well yes, I am sorry - I don’t know why I mentioned the para acoustic from LR Baggs, because I don’t own that. I’m primarily using LR Baggs today, used to have Headway pickups, but found that I didn’t like them at all. As pickup I’m using the LR Baggs “Anthem”, which is the most naturally sounding pickup system I’ve heard so far. I also their preamp Venue DI: www.lrbaggs.com/acoustic-preamps-pedals/venue-di And I am also using this for extra EQ options: www.lrbaggs.com/acoustic-preamps-pedals/align-series-equalizer To be honest I’m a huge fan of LR Baggs products, they really create for the acoustic tone and don’t compromise.
I was excited to get the EDB-1and considered it the holy grail, and it sounded great - it started humming and crackling after about 5 mos. - As it was under warranty I rec'd another one. The exact same things started happening around 5 mos. in - mirror image. I had to get my money back.
Sounds great!
Thanks for the review. I'm looking for a solid preamp for my Martin and this seems to be a legitimate contender.
From August 2020 - New EDB-2H.E Equaliser Direct Blender. Now with two channels of 5 Band EQ, 2 Silent Mutes, 48v & 11v Phantom Power, Send & Return FX Loop, Switchable Channel Outputs, new pro Audio expensive IC Chips for improved tone & S/N and tunable Harmonic Enhancer
Acoustic Pre-Amplifier, EQ’s, D.I, Anti-Feedback, Blender, & Harmonic Enhancer - For Pickups & Microphones via Battery or D.C Powering. EDB-2 H.E with Customer led Expanded Features, now Dual Instrument Accessible: Featuring: H.E.A.T. Harmonic Enhanced Analogue Technology with Tuneable added High Harmonics
Twin Channels with two sets of 5 Band Interactive EQ & two Silent Mutes
48v & 11v Phantom Power To Jack & XLR -Mono & Stereo Inputs
Improved Class "A" Inputs & top Pro Audio Circuit - Producing a huge 32dB of Low Noise Gain
Send & Return FX Loop
Mono Ch.1, Ch.2 or Blended Outputs via Jack & XLR
Tuneable Notch Filter to beat feedback & resonances on either channel
Impedance matching for all pickups and microphones
2 Way Phase Reverse & Earth Lift Switches
Range Switches (HPF) for Guitar, Bass or Violin/Mandolin via each channel
Batteries & Power Supply included - suits Europe, North America, Japan etc 240v-100v
3 Mounting Methods
Comprehensive Improved Manual
Sturdier, Lightweight, Super Compact Construction in Aluminium Alloy & Long Life Heavy Feel Controls that stay put. Designed in UK - Made in Europe. www.headwaymusicaudiio.com
I just got the EDM1 and it's the business; a doddle to use and it sounds fantastic with magnetic and SBT pups. I have no idea what it's like with UST pups.
More DI boxes, effects, & anything else I can use to wring the sound out.
Nice preamp.
Can this be used to mix two mics? Either 2 condenser mics or one condenser mic and one lavalier mic with a small pin..similar to a earphone pin..
For use phanton power 48 v, I need plug the Power supply? or two 9 v batery is ok?
_HOW_ did you mike this video?? An excellent mid sound. It can't be the product.
I could still hear your guitar when you muted the preamp. Was the guitar coming through the mic as well?
Thanks for the demo, very interesting. BUT for future reference will you please hold the units still when showing them to the camera. Waving them around like that is very distracting and stops us seeing what you are demonstrating.
I don't know about the EDB-2 - I have the EDB-1... But concerning the notch-filter on the unit I have (EDB-1) - I don't like it at all - it is far from "surgical" as it steels away a lot of the overall sound. Don't get me wrong, it is a very good sounding Pre-amp, but if the EBD-2 notch-filter is the same as the EDB-1, then I wouldn't recommend it. Then you should check out the L.R. Baggs PARA ACOUSTIC-DI... there you have a really surgical notch-filter.
Check it out for yourself :-)
Are you serious about the Baggs having surgical notch? It’s a fixed wide q sweepable filter
Well yes, I am sorry - I don’t know why I mentioned the para acoustic from LR Baggs, because I don’t own that. I’m primarily using LR Baggs today, used to have Headway pickups, but found that I didn’t like them at all. As pickup I’m using the LR Baggs “Anthem”, which is the most naturally sounding pickup system I’ve heard so far.
I also their preamp Venue DI:
www.lrbaggs.com/acoustic-preamps-pedals/venue-di
And I am also using this for extra EQ options:
www.lrbaggs.com/acoustic-preamps-pedals/align-series-equalizer
To be honest I’m a huge fan of LR Baggs products, they really create for the acoustic tone and don’t compromise.
Mr. Gerken Thanks for good Demos, except the handheld explanation is shakey.
Is this guy suffering from the hippy hippy shakes, can't keep still.
Teja, just a suggestion. Please stop shaking the unit up and down. I cannot focus on it nor read the labels. Thanks