[linux-audio-user] M-Audio cards, XLR inputs question

[Rusty Phillips]

Pricewise, that's certainly not worth it.  The Delta 1010LT is about
$200, and the DSP2000 is at least $450.  You can buy a lot of really
good preamps with phantom power for under $250.  Heck, I went ahead and
bought a Beringer Eurorack UB802 6 channel mixer for $50 because it
sounds clean and isn't much more expensive than the average preamp.

On Sun, 2005-02-06 at 18:16 -0600, Jan Depner wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-02-06 at 17:11, Phil Sexton wrote:
> > Hi listmembers,
> > 
> > Looking over the info here:
> > http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/
> > 
> > It looks as if the Delta 1010LT has 2 XLR inputs, whereas the Delta 1010
> > only has 1/4" jacks.
> > 
> > http://www.m-audio.com/images/en/callouts/big/delta_1010.jpg
> > 
> > I have 1" condenser mics (AKG 3000B) which require phantom power.  I
> > assume neither card provides it.
> > 
> 
>     Correct.  This is one of the reasons that I purchased an ST Audio
> DSP2000 C-Port (same chipset as the Delta cards).  The DSP2000 C-Port
> has a pair of phantom powered XLR connectors with gain controls on the
> front of the unit.  Of course the other inputs are unbalanced consumer
> level.  There are always trade offs.  Since buying the unit I've
> purchased a number of tube mic preamps and compressors.  If you plan on
> doing this you might not need the mic preamps built in to the unit. 
> I've been very happy with the DSP2000 though.
> 
> 
> Jan
> 
> 
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