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Richard Monroe
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Well, I think I've finally completed the mic cabinet, and although the funds won't be available for a while, I'm beginning my search for the pre from hell now. I am quite sure I don't have the ears to select this sucker, so like many things, I'll be soliciting good advice from the fine ears of this board. Here are the parameters-
I need a 2 channel pre, or 2 well matched mono pres. They must have real analog needle level indicators, LED's will not be acceptable. It must have a high-Z instrument in on both channels, and ideally, they should accept unbalanced TS and balanced TRS jacks. Tubes are not necessary, and may actually be less desireable than a good solid state amp. Pads are desireable, although high and low pass filters are not necessary. Line level inputs are absolutely necessary. High gain (+50-60db) and low noise are essential. I'm looking for a clean pre for vox and acoustic instruments mainly, guitar, harp, violin, piano.
The price range sort of maxes out at $1250 per channel, so I'm looking for a $1500-$2500 dual channel preamp. I'm considering Avalon, Focusrite, and TLC Audio, but I'm sure there are many others. I looked at Great River, but the ones I've seen don't have needle indicators. Remember, we're not trying to add color here, we're looking for clean gain with low noise. So hit me with your best shot. I'm out of my depth.-Richie
P.S.- Please don't give me your input on budget pres, we're not talking about a VTB-1 here.
I need a 2 channel pre, or 2 well matched mono pres. They must have real analog needle level indicators, LED's will not be acceptable. It must have a high-Z instrument in on both channels, and ideally, they should accept unbalanced TS and balanced TRS jacks. Tubes are not necessary, and may actually be less desireable than a good solid state amp. Pads are desireable, although high and low pass filters are not necessary. Line level inputs are absolutely necessary. High gain (+50-60db) and low noise are essential. I'm looking for a clean pre for vox and acoustic instruments mainly, guitar, harp, violin, piano.
The price range sort of maxes out at $1250 per channel, so I'm looking for a $1500-$2500 dual channel preamp. I'm considering Avalon, Focusrite, and TLC Audio, but I'm sure there are many others. I looked at Great River, but the ones I've seen don't have needle indicators. Remember, we're not trying to add color here, we're looking for clean gain with low noise. So hit me with your best shot. I'm out of my depth.-Richie
P.S.- Please don't give me your input on budget pres, we're not talking about a VTB-1 here.