bubbagump
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I have seen it mentioned all over the place that for dynamic mics to really shine you need 'a good preamp'. I don't know how many times guys have called an SM57 junk for recording (not a comentary on the vitues of a 57 by any means) with a reply that through 'good preamps' they are gold. The question I have is, what does 'have a good preamp' mean? Are we talking about something that can give a lot of clean gain (which is what everone wants in a pre)? Or is it an impedance thing? I use an SM7 as one of my main vocal mics and am wondering what to look for in a pre to support it. Sound is of course the #1 concern, but then again, here we are on HomeRec and I need to pay a mortgage each month. At the risk of sounding like a newbie, I am asking for a technical answer to what will inevitably be a subjective question.