David's Life Blog

I've had several people ask me about the difference between the Thunderfunk 750A and the Jule Monique. I figured it best to put down my observations in a blog. While this is by no means a thorough, scientific shootout, maybe it will be useful to anyone considering a Monique purchase, especially if they have experience with the Thunderfunk head (or similar head). Before we get started: Warning, this might get wordy! I like to talk about music and gear. Hey, I am an old musician that is fortunate enough to afford gear far beyond my playing ability. My gear, music, and hanging out with my musician friends make me happy. So indulge me...... This is not a post to declare a winner between these two heads. When you get to this level of gear, you are going to discover subtle difference and things that you favor over another. As far as I am concerned, I am talking about top-tier equipment. I will be pointing out differences between the two. Not weaknesses, since it is my belief that I h...

On June 20th, I contacted Jule Potter to place my order for a Monique Rack Mount PreAmp. I have to say, Jule was such a pleasure to work with. Jule is such a genuine nice person. He seems to be laid back, yet devoted to building and perfecting his product line. It has been such a pleasure to deal with Jule during the process. He has consistently taken time to answer any questions and keep me updated throughout the process. Plus he has quite an interesting life story to share!   Monique arrived on Tuesday, August 20th. I got it around lunch time, so I slid it in the rack and hooked it up. It came up and I played a while during lunch. As I was checking the controls, I noticed, as I adjusted the EQ pots, I couldn’t hear a difference. I couldn’t really hear a difference in the Sensitivity knob either. In addition, the output seemed weak. I had to go back to work so you can imagine that I had a slight sick feeling in my gut. I thought about what could possibly be wrong with Monique....

This is a new post for my personal account. I plan to post content about my hobbies, my travels, family and music. This first post will be short, and mainly just to make sure everything is setup properly. Later, Dave