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B-283 Tube Processor - MSRP US$219.00
B-283
Dual voltage available now (110V / 220V +/- 10% ) for use in both North America and Europe.
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The Grant Fidelity Tube Processor is designed to transform your solid state audio signals into the much more pleasing musical sound offered by tubes. The B-283 is earning a reputation as low-cost 'Magic Box' among musicians, audiophiles and people who simply love to listen to great music. The B-283 is simple to operate, can install in your system in many configurations and has many uses such as:
- Solid State CD Player Processing. Simply patch your CD Player thru the B-283 and into your amplifier/receiver for warming up and correcting what some call the digital harshness of CD's.
- Home Theatre / DVD Player Processing. Initially installing on the 'front L&R' outputs of your DVD Player will improve the sound of your main speakers, especially with music DVD's. Another B-283 can be added for the Centre and Sub channels for a clearer Centre channel and a warmer solid bass for your Sub-woofer.
- Pre-Amp Processing. Simply patch your pre-amp output thru the B-283 to your amplifier and all of your sources (CD Player, DVD Player, Turntable, Tuner etc) will enjoy the musical benefits of tube processing. This can also be achieved on most good stereo / home theatre receivers / amplifiers by patching the B-283 thru their pre-ins and pre-outs.
- MP3 / iPod Players which compress the musical information, especially harmonics to achieve small file size. The B-283 can recreate the missing important 2nd and 3rd harmonic information from MP3 files, enchancing the musicality of the files and again adding the general benefits of Tube Processing to the overall sound.
- Guitar, Bass and Keyboard Players. Adding the B-283 to your rig is bringing big smiles to everyones' ears. Many of us have gone solid state 'digital' setups for the convenience of access to great presets and reduced weight/price. The B-283 gives you most of the benefits of a tube amplifier in a simple solution. A common comment has been reduced on-stage volume wars. For keyboard players emulating real instruments be prepared to have your emulations actually sound real with the B-283. Guitarists with tube amps, get your tone at a much reduced volume, everyone will love you again.
- Pro-Audio/Recording. A true 'Magic Box' that can become in important part of almost ever step of your music production process. We have all had a tool we always reach for and can't live without in the studio. The B-283 is such a tool you should definitely have.
- Computer Musicians. One obvious way to use is to connect the B-283 to your Soundcard's main outputs for adding instant musicality to your digital work. Another is in your in/out loops for individual track(s) processing. My softsynth Reality is even better sounding with the B-283 and Reality scored a perfect 5 out of 5 for sound quality in every review!
If you've read this far you are probably asking so whats the benefit of adding the B-283 to my system. Here are some:
- While the jury will always be out on which is better in the audiophile world, it is always agreed that tube audio is warmer and usually more musical. Solid state was cheaper for more power for many years, but now with Grant Fidelity, tube power is much more affordable and solid state that compares to Grant Fidelity tube audio now costs much more. The cycle has reversed. But hey, we have spent good money on our solid state gear and just want to add tube warmth, natural presence and soundstage (the illusion of your speakers disappearing from your room). This is where the B-283 benefits us, with solid state 'digital' equipment.
- The B-283 adds/restores natural harmonics that livens up your music.
- The B-283 adds tube warmth to digital audio.
- The B-283 reduces the work load of your amplifiers and allows them to breathe, creating the perception of more power as tube processed music's distortion at high levels is much easier on the ears.
- The B-283 makes your speakers sound much more detailed as the tube processing gives the speakers more of the music information they expect.
- Soundstage. An audiophile term about the 'space of the music'. Width, depth and height are all increased with the B-283.
- Who the B-283 isn't for. Audiophiles with a $10k plus audio system. You have already paid good money for what the B-283 will do for lesser systems. Our tests have indicated that on true audiophile systems the results are very subtle to be noticeable, which is actually a good indication of how good the B-283 is. If you are an audiophile and want great tube sound, check out our Grant Fidelity tube amps.
More:
Watch YouTube Videos to see what musicians say about B-283: By NextLeverGuitar.com, Part 1 & Part 2
A review of the B-283 by Hans Sahlen, a Calgary musician on 12stringbass
Many eBay customers' positive feedback
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List Price: USD $ 219
Price: USD $ 150
Weight: 6 lb
Dimensions: 8 in × 4 in × 6 in
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"I have my sound signature"
- By Rod Moysey, musician and dealer
It's been almost 2 years now since Ian programmed my Behringer V-amp Pro. I met him when he came into our hi-end audio store General Audio to show us his tube audio gear and I was bitching about how hard it is to program the thing. He mentioned that he might know a thing or two about making instruments sound good. He took it home for a day and brought it back with what he calls the 7 tones for a gig. I have used all 7 to this day and constantly get lots of compliments on my guitar sound.
When he came back, he was all excited telling us about what he discovered with his B-283 and how he couldn't believe what happened when he plugged it into the V-amp. He was rambling on about how the acoustic sounds from the strat vanished into his monitors. Hans who was our bass player and office manager at the time took one home and to our next gig, I was stunned at the difference it made to his damn huge bass stack that used to overpower everything including the fronts during our Roxon shows. He was able to turn down around 9 db which made my job of playing guitar and mixing fun again. My ears thank the B-283 big time.
I have never looked back, nor adjusted anything on my V-amp thru the B-283 in 2 years, don't need to, I have my sound signature that has eluded me for almost 40 years now.
I can't recommend the B-283 enough. It is built like a tank, has never failed and is so versatile, I now mix our home recordings through it, track with it and when I want to watch a music video, throw it on the DVD player.
If you ever get a chance to meet Ian, ask him about the B-283 and watch him drop his Grant Fidelity hat and get into talking making music, I see it all the time, when he's in our store, he enjoys talking about his audiophile gear, but when one of our musician customers comes in asking about the B-283, he gets excited. Which is great to see in our industry, passion about a really cool product and music.
And this doesn't even go into what the B-283 can do for your home stereo.
Thanks again Ian for programming my V-amp and for the B-283.
"I have used the B-283 on a bunch of gigs"
- by a happy musician customer:
By the way, I've already used the B-283 on a bunch of gigs, and it's attracting a lot of attention. I may be sending some people your way
In addition to running it on gigs, and in my stereo, I figured out a way to bounce tracks through it with my mBox and ProTools. Heck, I'm going to find a way to insert it between my coffee bean grinder and French press to make my morning coffee hipper!
Full post here: http://grantfidelity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=233
"The sound is rich and full, much more open, smooth"
- by GF forum member and customer (Dingus), Nov 2007:
"i've had it paired with a Kenwood DV-4070 dvd player (used exclusively for cd playback) with excellent results. the Kenwood by itself sounds a bit thin overall and is lacking in the low end. in comparison, the Kenwood with the B-283 is a whole different world. the sound is rich and full, much more open, and definitely more smooth....... Sound stage is much more open and defined, which in turn improves clarity and detail. it really smooths out those digital edges that can be so troublesome with cd's and the overall presentation carries just a bit of tube lushness that i find very appealing.
i let my daughter hear it in her bedroom system today (Yamaha CR-2020, budget Toshiba dvd player, AR91's) and she wants to keep it. as soon as she heard it she sat upright and simply said "wow!". the improvement in this systems was even more dramatic than what i heard with the Kenwood player in my main rig.
i can point to every aspect of the sound and note a marked improvement with the B-283. for anyone on a budget looking for a way to improve their sound, this component will do it. at this price point it also deserves serious consideration as an alternative to a standalone DAC. for me the B-283 is a winner, i'll take one please."
"I couldn't quite pin-point where the speakers were located"
- by Canuck Audio Mart member (Huala P.) - Jan 2008:
"I found myself wanting to listen to cd's within my collection that I had not spent much time listening to prior. "
"I found the soundstage fuller as I listend through this processor and when sitting with my eyes closed in my chair, found I could not quite pin-point where the speakers were located while listening to my music. When listening through my regular system, I felt the sound was more confined to an area right in front of me, versus spilling over the edges on the side (a couple of folks from another audio site will just love this statement! ). "
"This demo has lead me to want to experience new types of music, and in selling a piece of equipment this past weekend, I had a great experience while listening to the buyers demo cd (Michael Roberts - Utopia disk). I can truly say acoustic music with the demo set-up was just so much better than it was originally, and it was pretty damn good originally."
"I enjoyed the sound offered from this little box, and am more interested in playing with tube sound than ever before."
"The quality of this unit though simple, is quite impressive. It's solid, nice looking and the sonic benefits in my opinion for my specific set up, was very much to my liking."
"It certainly can take the edge off some CD or DVD players"
- By Canuck Audio Mart member (Dan S.) - Jan 2008:
"If you have a relatively inexpensive source, or a multipurpose source such as a DVD player for music and movies, it can bring about some improvements. It can make these types of players less fatiguing.
If you're thinking of curing a problem with better interconnects this buffer may be a more cost effective solution. It certainly can take the edge off some CD or DVD players."
"I could listen longer with less fatigue"
- By Canuck Audio Mart member (Erik J.)
"My overall impressions were that I liked the way my digital music sounded when the B-283 was on. I could listen longer with less fatigue than I would normally and it seemed to make my rather bright sounding system less bright if that makes sense."
"It really softens the sound... the effect was pleasing"
- By Canuck Audio Mart member (soundemon) - Jan 2008:
"My impressions of the buffer are that it really softens the sound. listening to tunes with it inline, I enjoyed the sound, and the music easily dissapeared. The other thing I noticed was a slightly wider soundstage, with good stereo seperation. this is probly a result of the wiring of the device, but the effect was pleasing. Physically the buffer looked pretty classy, and seemed to be solid and well constructed."
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"You should have one" - March 2008:
- by Rod Moysey, General Manager of General Audio, a 50-year-plus Hi-Fi store in Calgary:
"Every Studio should have one!. If you play bass, you should have one in your rig, if you have a Virtual Guitar Amp like my V-amp Pro, you should have one. If you have a mid-fi stereo system, you should have one."
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