i find it interesting how each new generation of Generation Loss exhibits...loss. this is not a criticism of any of the changes over time by Tom whether in his own product or CBA/CB - i actually have come to appreciate it as a pretty cool thing. so, one thing that i haven't seen remarked upon a lot explicitly so far (and no, i haven't scoured the internet - yet) is the elephant in the room for me - sample rate reduction seems to have taken a back seat (or been kicked off the bus entirely (i still haven't figured out if it's somehow tucked into either saturation or failure, but i don't think it is). it's another move toward verisimilitude to the tape archetype i suppose. saturation makes more sense to our ears than SRR when we understand ourselves to be listening to "tape" degradation. i think it's a reasonable move, but it also leaves something behind (also builds in some retained value for buyers of the previous generations, which warms my little early adopter heart, although i have no reason to believe that was intended). i can def see some folks pulling back from the new deal for that reason alone tho.
nvm, adoi - it's right there on the pedlol
- you get the gen function SRR in classic modei gotta say, though, modeling and scientific study and completeness aside - having heard the selections on the model control demo'd now - that shit sounds good, and varied. and i like that the saturation varies per model.
still in the tempted, no deal category, but it stings a bit more now. and the loss of gen makes the move of selling the old to purchase the new just a little bit more of a conundrum...i may actually sell my Gen 1 Cooper and MkI CBA to move to this (even if its not the money wise choice at least i can console myself that it'd be two out, one in).
