What's wrong with Behringer?

Now you have to decide whether you want just a preamp, or a mixer with multiple preamps. What sound quality are you aiming for? Is it for professional work, demos, or just for your enjoyment?

Here are a couple of reviews of preamps.

The first is of the M Audio AudioBuddy. The reviewer doesn't consider it substanially better than the Behringer or Mackie preamps, but a lot of people like it for about about $79.

http://www.piemusic.com/mp/buddy.html

I don't know what your budget is but the studio Projects VTB-1 is getting good reviews, for about $179. It's only a single channel.

http://www.piemusic.com/mp/buddy.html
 
my set up right now is a radioshack mic, filter, straight into soundcard. im aiming for demo/enjoyment.

what would suggest dan?

thanks.
 
I think that if you can get a good (working properly) Behringer, and a Studio Projects B1, you'll be in heaven.

If you're worried about the reliability of the Behringer, and need to keep your costs down, as I do, get the AudioBuddy and the Studio Projects B1. It will give you an extra channel if you get a second mic and want to do some stereo recording, maybe an acoustic guitar or percussion.

Also, Studio Projects uses a colored dot on the packaging that relates to the sensitivity of the mic. If you add a second mic later, buy one that has the same color dot, and they will be a pretty close match for stereo use. Studio Projects customer service is excellent, by the way.
 
I don't have the Audio Buddy, but read the review from the link I posted. It says it's a bit better, but not enough to justify an upgrade if you own a Behringer or Mackie already. By the way, in his opinion, the Mackie and the Behringer preamps sound the same. Reliability may be the only issue for you to be concerned with.
 
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