[linux-audio-user] mic preamp recommendations ?

[anahata]

On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 08:54:49AM -0400, Dave Phillips wrote:
> Greetings:
> 
>  I'd like to know what my fellow LAUyers recommend for a mic preamp for 
> use with the following gear:
> 
>    mics:
>      Shure SM58
>      Yamaha MZ106s

>  The gear is used for desktop recording, so I'd like to keep the cost 
> low. Like, really low... ;)

Cheapest: M-Audio Audio Buddy.

If you want better sound quality, the next steps up are:

* Mackie 1202 VLZ. Yes, it's a mixer, but the 4 mic inputs are good
bang for buck, worth considering if you think you'll ever need more than
2 channels.

* FMR RNP - "Really Nice Preamp" highly thought of by many of the folks in
rec.audio.pro, a lot more expensive but way below the price of the real
golden channel stuff. Said to make an SM57 really shine.

I don't know about the sound cards you are using with them, but I doubt if
there's a problem with them and any of the above preamps. They all have
unbalanced outputs.

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