•Solid State CD Player Processing. Simply patch your CD Player thru the B-283 MKII 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 MKII 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 MKII 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 MKII thru their pre-ins and pre-outs. Note that when running the B-283 MKII between a pre amd power amp you need to have properly grounded home wiring. Improper gorunding will cause the B-283 MKII to introduce hum into your system. When using the B-283 MKII after a pre-amp you need to have sufficient gain from the pre to drive the B-283, suggested you have volume control on your amp.
•MP3 / iPod Players which compress the musical information, especially harmonics to achieve small file size. The B-283 MKII can recreate the missing important even order 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 MKII to your rig is bringing big smiles to everyones' ear
s. Many of us have gone solid state 'digital' setups for the convenience of access to great presets and reduced weight/price. The B-283 MKII 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 MKII. 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 MKII 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 MKII and Reality scored a perfect 5 out of 5 for sound quality in every review!
