{"id":63678,"date":"2025-09-24T13:54:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=63678"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:54:04","slug":"1176-shootout-originals-vs-clones-six-flavours-you-can-actually-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/1176-shootout-originals-vs-clones-six-flavours-you-can-actually-hear\/","title":{"rendered":"1176 Shootout: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-1626263865\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-3770874383783-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-3770874383783-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-3770874383783-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-3770874383783-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-3770874383783-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"1176 SHOOTOUT: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear\" title=\"Play video &quot;1176 SHOOTOUT: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90\" title=\"1176 SHOOTOUT: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear\">1176 SHOOTOUT: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\">This review was carried out by our friend, engineer and producer\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">Shelby Logan Warne<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0at her studio\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">Sensible Music in King\u2019s Cross, London<\/span><span class=\"\">. Shelby set up a controlled shootout to really hear how different 1176 units behave when pushed hard and when used more subtly. Same performance, same signal path, identical gain reduction \u2014 the only variable was which 1176 was in circuit. The results proved just how individual these compressors are, even when they share the same model name.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The performance featured\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">Leoni Jane Kennedy<\/span><span class=\"\">, a Blackpool-born, London-based singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her song\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"italic\">\u201cAmmunition\u201d<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0was chosen for the session, delivered live on voice and acoustic guitar. With a soulful voice and intricate guitar style, Leoni is an accomplished artist whose playing and singing gave the compressors plenty of dynamic material to chew on.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">If you have used an 1176, you already know the clich\u00e9, no two units sound the same. We put that to the test with six flavours side by side, from vintage UREI silverface and blackface units to modern Warm Audio recreations and a DIY Hairball. Same performance, same signal path, matched gain reduction, then both \u201csmashed\u201d and \u201csensible\u201d settings. The differences were not subtle.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63680 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-256x170.jpg 256w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-226x150.jpg 226w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-160x106.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-911x606.jpg 911w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-511x340.jpg 511w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-15x10.jpg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-14x9.jpg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/warm_audio_wa76_series-RgAG45WxVbWptrRKeb3CnyNOrVYRGKwD-385x256.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">The Line-up<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">UREI 1176LN Rev H (Silverface)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">UREI 1176LN Rev G<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sweetwater.sjv.io\/2aNkx0\"><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio WA76-A (Blue Stripe)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sweetwater.sjv.io\/je15aZ\"><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio WA76-D2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sweetwater.sjv.io\/gOor52\"><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio WA76<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hairballaudio.com\/catalog\/fet-rack\/fetrack-revision-acomplete-diy-kit\"><span class=\"font-[700]\">Hairball Audio 1176 Rev A (Blue Stripe)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\">Session Setup<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Source<\/span><span class=\"\">:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"italic\">\u201cAmmunition\u201d<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0performed live by Leoni Jane Kennedy, singing and playing acoustic guitar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Mics<\/span><span class=\"\">: A body-mounted acoustic mic aimed near the 12th fret, plus a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio WA8000<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0on vocal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Preamp and routing<\/span><span class=\"\">: SSL console channels for clean, transformerless gain, guitar on channel 2, vocal on channel 3, summed to channel 4 for a single feed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Dry reference<\/span><span class=\"\">: Direct out from channel 4 to Logic as the no-compressor control<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Parallel split<\/span><span class=\"\">: Patchbay parallels feeding identical input level to every 1176, so we could hot-switch between units<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">We started with aggressive \u201csmashed\u201d settings to expose personality, then rolled back to realistic, peak-taming compression and level-matched by ear while watching similar VU needle movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-63681 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"935\" height=\"389\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-scaled.png 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-150x62.png 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-1536x639.png 1536w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-2048x852.png 2048w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-80x33.png 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-320x133.png 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-770x320.png 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-40x17.png 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-160x67.png 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-20x8.png 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-640x266.png 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-385x160.png 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.44.14-AM-1540x641.png 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">First Listen: Driving Them Hard<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">UREI Rev G vs Rev H<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Rev G (black panel)<\/span><span class=\"\">: Open and crisp, with a pleasing saturation that felt harmonically tidy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Rev H (silverface)<\/span><span class=\"\">: Surprisingly dirtier in our shootout, breaking up quicker with an obvious crunch in the mids. Reputation says the H can be cleaner and brighter, however older units live many lives. Recaps, resistor drift and amplifier swaps mean each original is its own story.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio WA76-A vs Hairball Rev A (Blue Stripes)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio WA76-A<\/span><span class=\"\">: More \u201csparkle\u201d on top, more sub-energy getting through, a sense of openness even when pinned.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Hairball Rev A<\/span><span class=\"\">: Thicker low-mid saturation, a touch woolly in comparison, and a noticeably higher noise floor. It also needed more makeup gain to land at the same level, and its VU wanted constant recalibration. Charming, vibey, and gritty, although less extended above 11\u201312 kHz.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio WA76 vs WA76-D2<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0Both showed similar gain reduction on the meters, around 10 to 20 dB when pushed, yet the tone was not identical. The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">WA76<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0\u201csmooshed\u201d more and felt a little denser. The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">WA76-D2<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0held the image together with a smoother midrange. It genuinely felt like two flavours from the same family.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">Big takeaway at \u201cstun\u201d<\/span><span class=\"\">: Every unit flattened transients in its own way. The VU needles might match, yet the harmonic behaviour and EQ tilt were wildly different.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">Real-World Settings: Just Catching Peaks<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">We backed off input to let the compressors do what most of us want on live vocal and acoustic, catch peaks, add glue, stay musical.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">UREI Rev G<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0Effortlessly classy. With lighter hits it warmed the vocal in a way that felt like a finished record. Peaks were tamed without losing air.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">UREI Rev H<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0When backed down it behaved, yet still wore a raspy midrange edge. Not broken, just its vibe. If you like attitude on an acoustic singer-songwriter take, this has a colour.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio WA76-A (Blue Stripe)<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0The surprise star for clarity at sensible settings. Present, airy, and controlled without feeling squeezed. It did the \u201cblue stripe lift\u201d in a very usable, modern way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio WA76<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0A touch more midrange push and earlier saturation compared with the D2. On bass or rock vocals this will be your friend. On our acoustic and voice, still tasteful once the input was trimmed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio WA76-D2<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0Same family tone as the WA76, just a shade smoother. If you want the 1176 grip with less obvious hair in the mids, this found that spot.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">Hairball Rev A<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0Still noisy compared to the others and needed more gain to compete, however when you wanted a buttered top end and chewy midrange, it delivered a cool, vintage-adjacent thickness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63682 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"604\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1.jpg 604w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-170x170.jpg 170w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-18x18.jpg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-540x540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-16x16.jpg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-14x14.jpg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-10x10.jpg 10w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-9x9.jpg 9w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1176UREI-3-604x604-1-385x385.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">What We Heard, In Plain Language<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Meters lie<\/span><span class=\"\">. Two units showing 10 to 12 dB of reduction can sound completely different. Use your ears, not your eyes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Top end<\/span><span class=\"\">. WA76-A was the sparkliest of the blue stripes. Hairball softened the last octave, which can be flattering.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Low end<\/span><span class=\"\">. WA76-A let more sub through than the Hairball. Useful when you want body from an acoustic or a chesty vocal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Midrange<\/span><span class=\"\">. WA76 and WA76-D2 are siblings, the D2 smoother in the mids, the WA76 hairier. Rev H brought crunch, Rev G brought polish.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Noise and practicality<\/span><span class=\"\">. The Hairball\u2019s higher noise floor and drifting VU make it more of a character choice. The Warm units were consistent and easy to handle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Vintage variance is real<\/span><span class=\"\">. Old UREIs have lived, and many have been serviced differently. Expect personality, not uniformity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\">Suggested Use-Cases<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">UREI Rev G<\/span><span class=\"\">: Classy vocal levelling, natural acoustic control, places where you want warmth without haze.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">UREI Rev H<\/span><span class=\"\">: Edge and excitement on instruments, bold parallel smash, rock acoustic that can take some grit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">WA76-A (Blue Stripe)<\/span><span class=\"\">: Lead vocals needing present air and controlled peaks, detailed acoustic guitars, pop and acoustic singer-songwriter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">WA76<\/span><span class=\"\">: Bass guitar saturation, gritty rock vocals, parallel crush when you want density.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">WA76-D2<\/span><span class=\"\">: General purpose 1176 duties where you want grip and smooth mids, stereo projects in linked mode.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-[700]\">Hairball Rev A<\/span><span class=\"\">: Character compression, vibey parallel, sources that benefit from buttery highs and chewy midrange.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\">Method Notes for Your Own Shootout<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<ol>\n<li><span class=\"\">Split one performance to every unit in parallel so the input is identical.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Start \u201csmashed\u201d to reveal character quickly, then back down to the musical zone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Level-match by ear, then glance at the meters. Close VU readings do not guarantee similar sound.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Print a dry reference and A\/B constantly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Take notes on EQ tilt, saturation onset, noise, and release feel. That is what you will actually mix with.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-63683 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"856\" height=\"462\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-scaled.png 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-1536x829.png 1536w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-2048x1106.png 2048w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-80x43.png 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-320x173.png 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-315x170.png 315w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-278x150.png 278w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-770x416.png 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-40x22.png 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-160x86.png 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-640x345.png 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-630x340.png 630w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-556x300.png 556w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-17x9.png 17w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-385x208.png 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-11.47.20-AM-1540x831.png 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Across six boxes wearing the same badge, we heard six distinct personalities. The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">UREI<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0units reminded us why they\u2019re the benchmark \u2014 each a one-off with its own quirks and charm. The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">Warm Audio<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0units felt like calibrated, reliable takes on the classics, each with a clear identity. The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">Hairball<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0brought colour and attitude, a brilliant wild card when you want grit.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">It is a buffet where every spring roll looks identical and every bite tastes different. Choose the one that suits the song, and enjoy the variety.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">If you have your own 1176 comparisons or favourite pairings, share them. We would love to hear what you are hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"font-[700]\">Huge thanks to Shelby Logan Warne for hosting this shootout at Sensible Music in King\u2019s Cross, and to Leoni Jane Kennedy for the stunning performance of her song\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"italic font-[700]\">\u201cAmmunition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 1176 SHOOTOUT: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90) This review was carried out by our friend, engineer and producer\u00a0Shelby Logan Warne\u00a0at her studio\u00a0Sensible Music in King\u2019s Cross, London. Shelby set up a controlled shootout to really hear how different 1176 units behave when&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":63679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[227,74,20,11656],"tags":[12443,13748,13749,13750,434,11708,13753,13747,13751,13752,12963],"class_list":["post-63678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gear","category-gear-review","category-mixing","category-product-news","tag-12443","tag-1176-rev-a","tag-1176-rev-g","tag-1176-rev-h","tag-compression","tag-compressor","tag-hairball-rev-a","tag-urei","tag-wa76-a","tag-wa76-d2","tag-warm-audio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>1176 Shootout: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear - Produce Like A Pro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/1176-shootout-originals-vs-clones-six-flavours-you-can-actually-hear\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1176 Shootout: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear - Produce Like A Pro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 1176 SHOOTOUT: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90) This review was carried out by our friend, engineer and producer\u00a0Shelby Logan Warne\u00a0at her studio\u00a0Sensible Music in King\u2019s Cross, London. 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