I know this topic comes up a lot, but I've been shopping around for a good microphone and a mic preamp. My budget is around $2,000 for everything, maybe a little more if I can stretch it.

I haven't been here in about a year and it is great to see many familiar names and lots of new ones too.

I have been looking into my signal path as it will be (hopefully) after Christmas time. Which led to looking at impedance matching and proper paths. (something I needed to better understand).

I just purchased an AEA R84DJV (voice-over version) ribbon mic and discovered that my preamps cannot develop enough gain. Part of the problem is that I do softly spoken word recordings (medical hypnosis applications) and the quiet source needs lots of clean, quiet gain.

what are the advantages / disadvantages of using a stereo preamp versus using two mono preamps?

And what's "stereo-linking"?

Cheers

Can someone explaine what the differance between the Focusrite isa 428 and the red 1 are. I mean other than the price.

I have put together a basic recoring studio in a small room at home, it's not the best size or shape for a studio but.

I currently do most of my recording using the preamps on my Soundtracs MRX console, but I was wondering if I might get a better sound buying a seperate 4-channel preamp, maybe the Sytek MPX-4Aii ? (at least something in that price range)

I have an old TEAC 3340S I dont yuse it from ten years now, this weekend I plug a Senh 421 in and I compare with my Sebatron vmp-2000 and my Studioprojects VTB-1, the Sebatron have a more full and warm sound, the VTB-1 his thinny and a bit harsh, the 3340 have a nice sound, less bass then the Sebatron but he have a warm sound and that give me four extra pre free.

Im searching for a decent Preamp the only thing holding me back from something 'great".

is Low budget!

price range is $600 max.

I seen a few cheap ones,but all of the stories of Behringer scare me!

I just need it for vocals i suppose...

something thats better than the digi 001's
inconjuction wth a AI3

thanks for any tips.

Would there be any difference in the mic preamps on the aardvark q10 compared to the PreSonus firepod?