What's your favorite preamp?

[KeithG]

Simple question: What's your favorite preamp for $150 or less cuz I'm building a cheap studio and have no clue which preamps are nice?

 

[MOFO Pro]

Simple question: What's your favorite preamp for $150 or less cuz I'm building a cheap studio and have no clue which preamps are nice?

My favorite preamp is... oh wait, under 150 bucks eh... uhm... never mind

 

[darrin_h2000]

I have the Line6 toneport stuff...so Its a toss up between the API 512 or the Neve 1073 models.

 

[pohaku]

DMP-3 for a current model.

Symetrix SX202 for a discontinued model.

 

[Fishmed]

DMP-3 for a current model.

Symetrix SX202 for a discontinued model.

+1 on the Symetrix SX202

 

[Massive Master]

IME, the DMP3 is about the *only* even reasonably decent preamp currently available at that price point.

Sh*t for headroom (what do you expect for $150?), but if you keep your levels reasonably normal ("normal" NOT being "as hot as you can get without clipping"), you could do much worse than the DMP3.

 

[dickiefunk]

DMP3 is the only one I can think of. Saying that my Tampa cost $140 secondhand!

The ART MPA Gold almost falls into this category at $220!

 

[omtayslick]

Another vote for the DMP3.