27 May
2008
27 May
'08
6:16 a.m.
On 27/05/08 04:28:54, Joshua Boyd wrote:
It seems to me that most audio cards with preamps put
the preamps in
an external box, so going with external preamps might not be so bad
if you can find some cheaply.
There are at least two good reasons for doing this:
1. Inside the PC case is an electrically noisy environment. Given that
mic pre-amps are rather more sensitive than line level inputs they are
likely to pick up less noise outside the PC case.
2. The metal stip on the back of a PCI card has limited space to mount
connectors. An XLR connector as used for mic inputs certainly wouldn't
fit so the choices are to use a breakout box or use some other
connector and then supply a little adapter lead.
Steve.