Better to change mic or amp?

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i have a hobbyst home studio and i sometimes record different kind of acoustic instruments. All by and for myself, no "external" users...

My main mic is a neumann tlm 102 enetering in a focusrite ISA ONE preamp, digitally connectd to the soundcard

But I also have a couple of samson c02 microphones (cardioid), enetering in a SM PRO AUDIO TB202 2 channel preamp (analog). I use these mic often to get a more "wide" take of instruments such as guitars or similar. I always couple the stereo take with the mono one obtained with the neumann mic.
I usually put my pair of samson c02 above the instrument, in a XY configuration.
my room is acoustically treated and the sound is quite "dry", without too much room reverb.

While the neumann+isa one have an excellent quality, sometimes i think about changing the stereo mics+pre to get a better sound. I bought them at the begining of my "career" when budget constrains were a thing!

My search ended up with:

Rode NT5 MP microphones
ART Digital MPA II (i will connect it digitally to my soundcard, a plus)

but this would mean to spend about 1000€...

I wonder if the quality will be SO MUCH better than what I have (I suppose so...) but I also wonder if I should change first the amp or first the mics, trying to understand which is the weakest point of my chain... and to spread the money over a longer timespan.

any help would be appreciated!

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I have a matched pair of NT5s. Also have some cheaper Samson pencil mics, from drum mic kits. I thnk they are C02s.
Both of these types seem pretty good to me.
 
It will not be a ton better than what you have now. Maybe a little but not much. What amp are you running?
 
You keep saying 'digitally connected to my soundcard' but the ISA and the ART only have analog outputs as far as I can see. What exactly is your 'soundcard'?
 
mjbphotos said:
You keep saying 'digitally connected to my soundcard' but the ISA and the ART only have analog outputs as far as I can see. What exactly is your 'soundcard'?
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There’s a Digital MPA II with Spidf
 
It will be ......... just different. Better for some things, worse for others. The fancy pre-amp might give a little 'something' to a really nice mic, but the Rodes are £150 mics, going into a £500 preamp? If you want stereo - how about another Neumanm, and something else? More options that way?
 
It generally goes:

Performance, then instruments/amps, the room, mic, and preamp in order of how much it affects sound.

This is why I’d much rather track through a $1500 amp with a $200 mic and preamp combo than track through a $200 amp with a $1500 mic and preamp combo.
 
Could have swore I read he was tracking electric guitar but I guess it’s acoustic. What acoustic are you running? Lol
 
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