Looking through some old treads there is a debate about a new mixer v a new pre amp. Although the final consensus was to go for the pre amps many people expressed the view that cheap pre amps sounded much the same (Cheap meaning under £200). Again the consensus was that the problem with “cheap” (there’s that subjective word again) mixers is that their pre amps are..... err crap (thought I’d get a bit technical).
So how cheap can a mixer be before the pre amps are only slightly crap (in my terms good enough). I suspect anything would be better that what I’m using now (Rolls £20 mixer). Looking at spending about £100 or less. Please don’t ask me to save up, the current fiscal outlook means that I need to spend now before I have to sell my organs (biological not musical) to feed my growing recording habit.
Your august thoughts would be appreciated by a this cheapskate newbie.
So how cheap can a mixer be before the pre amps are only slightly crap (in my terms good enough). I suspect anything would be better that what I’m using now (Rolls £20 mixer). Looking at spending about £100 or less. Please don’t ask me to save up, the current fiscal outlook means that I need to spend now before I have to sell my organs (biological not musical) to feed my growing recording habit.
Your august thoughts would be appreciated by a this cheapskate newbie.