Whats a good affordable mic preamp?

[Kaze]

Hi i have a Cobalt Co9 microphone and i am needing a mic preamp to make it work with my Audiophile 2496 soundcard. I am on kind of a budget here. I am getting my first car here soon so i cant spend too much at all. I will just be useing it for home recording. Thats about it. So does anyone know of a good one for a low price? Thanks!

 

[Dan DA]

Not sure what your budget is, but the lowest priced preamps I know of are the M-Audio Audio Buddy for about $80, the Studio Projects VTB-1 for about $180 (although the price was supposed to drop to about $130), the ART TPS for $180, the PreSonus Blue Tube for $160.