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revision on the above: a mackie 1202 vlz for $350 or a mackie 1202 vls (which is the older one without xdr preamp, i assume?) for $250.. so my question is, basically, which preamp is best, the art tube mp, the 1202 vlz's or the 1202 vls's?

I was wondering what would be a better buy: a mackie 1202 vlz for $250 or an art tube mp for $60... strictly speaking of the preamp, which is better for what kind of sounds? I'm going to be using it for hip hop vocals, not singing, with a shure 58.. i don't really need a mixer, but i wouldn't...

Ok so if i buy the mackie, would it be a wasted investment if i ran the line-out from the mackie to my computer sound card line-in? I don't have enough money to buy both a mixer and a digital interface...

Does a dynamic mic, say an SM58, have to be preamped? I don't have enough to buy a digital interface, so my recording will be going into my "line-in" on the soundcard... if it does have to be preamped, should i just buy a $100 art preamp or spend the extra money on a mackie 1202 vlz (because I...