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. -- Anahata anahata@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -+- http://www.treewind.co.uk Home: 01638 720444 Mob: 07976 263827
