Hi! The aim is to record a vocal + an acoustic guitar in home studio. As for mics themselfs, a decision is done (it will be russian Oktava MK-219). Now, mic preamp must be selected. There are two "main streams" - tube preamps (ART TPS II, Nady TMP-2 and such in this price category). But there are "not-tube" variants also. The thing is, I don't know what to prefer. Thinking logically, it is worth to avoid any "tube excitations" because (I suggest) all "tube warmings" or such may be added, if needed, during a mastering. What can you say? Andrew _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user