Joshua Boyd wrote: > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 01:11:05PM +0200, schoappied wrote: > >> And what about the combination with a audiophile 24/96 pci and a little >> mackie mixer like this one? http://www.thomann.de/nl/mackie_402_vlz3.htm >> >> How does this compare to for example a delta 1010lt or a firewire interface? >> > > If all you want is 2 in and out with mic pres, I would say that is a > fair way to go. > > If you buy this mixer, you may find yourself wanting a slightly better > on though. If you use the mixer strictly for mic pre-amps, then it is > fine. > > If you are willing to consider Behringer brand (some people hate them), > you could get a bit more mixer for a bit less money from that web wite > with the XENYX 802. The Soundcraft Classic 4 also looks better, and > that is a great brand. I haven't used either of these specific mixers > though. > > Personally, I have an 10 channel Yamaha unit, which is about $20 more > than the Mackie you mention, but I believe that mine has been > discontinued. I would have gone for the Behringer, but I put off buying > anything until I needed it the next day and the Yamaha was what I could > find locally. > > > However, looked that the same web site, I see that ART TUBE MPs > (http://www.thomann.de/nl/art_tube_mp.htm) are 39 eur each. These are > dedicated tube pre-amps, and you can hook them up directly to a 2496, > and they will probably sound a good bit better than the Mackie does. > I've used Mackies with their VLZ preamps, and I am not particularly > impressed by them. I haven't tried the ARTs yet, but no one seems to > dislike them, and they are very cheap. I probably will buy a pair > sometime this year. > > I think I was the only one which got this message, but some interesting suggestions, and I like comments of others... People who has experience with the suggested mixers? People who has experience or a opinion about the ART TUBE MPs? http://www.thomann.de/nl/art_tube_mp.htm Thanks, Dirk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
