OK, I know ART isn't the best mic preamp, but I have an MPA Gold and I am a little confused about the gain staging. I am hoping that there is someone out there that may have one that can help.

I'm looking at getting a better tube preamp for my home studio and i dont want to spend too much money, so I've been looking at these two:

ART Pro Channel Tube Mic Preamp

and

ART Voice Channel Tube Mic Preamp

ART MPA gold, not so great stock tubes. I've heard putting in some new ones can make a big difference, but what kind?

Hello,
I am currently looking at getting a Fmr audio Rnp (really nice preamp) and am wanting to know the best way to connect it upto my computer.
I currently am using a PreSonus digimax Lt and a Behringer ada8000 mic preamp running ADAT to my soundcard (RMEhammerfall).

...So any suggestions on a stereo parametric rackmount? The Ward Becks sounded fantastic and I hated to sell, but that's how I got the Neves.

hey everyone,

I've decided to scratch my mixing console and go with a mic preamp / AD setup. I only use the console for the mic preamps anyways so it's really pointless to have it in my setup.

Hello, this is a quality message board. Thanks for having me.

i do all my tracking with a Mackie onyx mixer w/firewire

if i buy a separate preamp (isa one, trident, whatever) then i obviously want to bypass the onyx pre. if i run the 1/4" output of a preamp into the 1/4" input of the onyx mixer, then i'm bypassing the onyx's preamp, is that correct?

just making sure my ducks are in a row before i go out and buy lots more gear

Does anybody have any experience with Seventh Circle Audio Mic Pre's?
I like the idea of building a good mic preamp from a kit, these look interesting.
With all the talk of the Neve mic preamp's their N72 kit looks promising.
Its $650 USD to start a module capable of having a total of eight pre's in it.

Thanks for your thoughts,
Bret

What is the advantage of using expensive microphone preamps if ultimately, the output is going to go through the pre-amp circuitry of a mixer channel anyway?

Thanks :?