[LAU] [OT] looking for 8ch preamp with a/d and calibrated (or even digitally controlled) gains

[Giso Grimm]

Hi Jörn,

may I ask four your shopping experience regarding the mic preamp?

Do you have experience with the presonus digimax d8? How does it compare
to RME Octamic II, and Behringer ADA8000?

What I read in the specs was EIN -126 dB for the Presonus, -129 dB for
RME, and approx -110 dB for the Behringer (own measurment, to be used
with caution...). The THD is -50 dB for Presonus, -66 dB for RME, and
unspecified for the Behringer (although it is quite high for the
Behringer output, and specified to be -40 dB for the "system", whatever
that means). Price is 333 EUR for Presonus, 1249 EUR for RME, 219 EUR
Behringer. Any comments?

cheers!

Giso

Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> hi everyone!
> 
> 
> i'm shopping for a new 8-way mike preamp with calibrated and steppered
> (or digitally controlled) gains (to allow for precisely gain-aligned
> soundfield recordings). it should include an a/d converter to adat.
> 
> specifically, it should be low-noise and must have a very robust phantom
> power section that can take 8 schoeps or other misbehaved phantom
> current guzzlers without stress symptoms.
> gain of no less than 60dB would be nice.
> 
> can anyone recommend anything in the <2k price range? ultimately, i'd
> want one of those micstasies with a madiface to go with it, but first i
> need something more affordable to earn some cash with :)
> 
> i don't much care for input impedance wizardry, i like my mike ins hi-Z,
> thank you very much - if i don't want that bright treble, i'll filter it
> later... :)
> 
> your recommendations are appreciated!
> 
> best,
> 
> jörn
> 
> 
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