So telling him to get on with life isn't a damn condescending thing to say to a guy looking for preamp suggestions?
Since when did everyone's feelings suddenly get so fragile? Holy wow. I swear, some of you must have mamas that did nothing but sit around all day and tell some of you how wonderful you were when you were growing up.
How about you just ignore the post. I was interested in a good preamp for a ribbon mic as well. I was waiting for some good one channel suggestions and maybe some technical details as to what to look for in a pre well suited to a ribbon mic.
Look, this isn't all about you.
If this is something you need to know, then post a separate thread on it. He asked a specific question. And the title of the thread was basically an either/ or proposition .... option A versus option B. I weighed in my two cents and told him "B." If he wants to know what preamp to buy, then he should word his question accordingly.
I honestly don't think he needs to spend an extra 2-300 bucks on something that isn't going to give him anything that he doesn't already have in his more than adequate mixer. Look, maybe if the guy had a Behringer or something, my answer would have been different. But it's not ... it's a mixwizard, which is more than capable for just about anyone's needs.
Furthermore, the guy doesn't appear to be having a major crisis here. Again, if the guy had said "Oh my lord, this thing sounds like a dying cow," ... I might have had a different response. But he didn't. It just seemed more like a "It sounds fine, but I'm wondering if I'm missing out on something" kind of question. And I don't think he is, so I weighed in on it.
Look Jamacian, how helpful would it have been to recommend he go spend money on something completely redundant? What good would I be doing anyone by saying you need to spend 2-300 bucks on something that will basically do no more for you than what you already own?
If this board is nothing more than a gear recommendation site, then what good is it? We already have gearslutz.com . If you just want to talk gear all day, and do more than talk about stuff to buy and what stuff is better than the other stuff and is mic pre A better than mic pre B ... then there's a board for that called gearslutz, and you should really check that out if that's all you're interested in.
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