micpre vs. mixer pre pleas help

[jugalo180]

ok, this discussion has been covered hundreds of times, but i'm trying to get a tailored answer for me. i currently have the older makie 1202 4 channel mixer.

i have my mixer going into my lynxone soundcard. i am using the at4050 condenser mic. i'm doing my tracking and mixing in cubase sx, vegas video 3.0, acid pro 4.0.
i run my vox and my
i read some reviews on the grace 101 that were pretty good, but my question is, what mic pre's are out that will produce better quality signals?

i have read that if you use one channel at a time on the makie mixer that it's quality will be very good. i only use one channel at a time, but can i get better quality with a dedicated one channel mic pre under a $1,000.00.

will the results in this price range be worth the upgrade?

 

[cavedog101]

A Grace 101 pre @700 list(less on the street) will sound so much better for your application.And you could keep the mackie for a doorstop.There are other pres available but at this level it would only be a matter of taste as opposed to quality.

 

[jugalo180]

cool

thanks cavedog 101. i already have an art tube pre as a door stop, i can probably use this mixer as a bookend, lol. i guess the mixer can be good for playback through my monitors, since it has the headphones slot and other ins and outs to set up different speakers. thanks.

 

[plexi]

You have great converters in your Lynx card, so getting a good pre is a smart move! I recommend a Great River ME-1NV, it`s $995, but worth every dime...... You can run it both clean and coloured, amazing little pre!

Amund

 

[jugalo180]

ok

thanks plexi, i'll look into the great river also, if the three hundred dollar difference between it and the grace 101 is worth it, i may lean in that direction. thanks again

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo JugalO:]

I got a price quote of 545 from Cascade Media out of Seattle for the Grace Design 101 and after reading a ton of stuff about that unit I think I'll buy one. 770 dollars is too high. Check out the specs of a Grace unit by contacting Grace on the net.

Yea, verily brother, you can spend mo money for a mic pre but I kind of lean towards the Grace Design unit.

Almost all reports and evaluations of the Grace unit are positive.

Green Hornet