Anyone here ever "roll their own" mic preamp? I've come across several links on the web that seem great for this sort of thing...My interest was piqued when an electrical engineer buddy of mine cracked open a very hi end pre and said.."this design is really simple and the parts can't be more than 200$" I think I will take the plunge. I have nothing to lose but power to my house!

Supposing one had about $1000 to spend on a preamp (preferably 8 channels), what would you recommend?

Hi everyone,

I have a stand-alone DAW. I have no way of bypassing the built-in preamp, so if I buy a vtb-1 or an RNP (or both), won't the signal still get noisy and colored by the preamp in my DAW? Or will turning the gain all the way down fix this?

I've been wondering this for awhile. Everyone's ideal studio, from what I've been reading on this board, would include at least 6-10 different mics and 3-5 different mic preamps (probably the more, the better). How do you know which mic/mic preamp combination works best for a given singer? Surely you wouldn't have that singer try every mic/mic preamp combination.

Hi, a guy at a shop has recommended the above preamp to pair with my RODE Classic II mic, for mainly vocal recordings, but also as an addition to my studio - any comments?

Micky.

I need some opinions! I have a pretty good mic cabinet consisting of:

BLUE modified Neumann UM-57 (sounds better than a stock 67, though not as good as a 47)
Audio-Technica 4060, 4033
ADK Area 51TT, Area 51 TC
Pair of Sennheiser 441's
Pair of SM57's
Pair of Oktava MC012's
CAD Equitech 100

My preamps consist of:

Hey guys/gals. I have a modest home studio and I'm looking to get a good solid-state pre for around 1k. I own a hhb radius 40 and a 50 (both tube) and a Joemeek vc6, but I'd like something better. The hhbs are ok on most stuff, but when recording 'heavier' guitars (which I do a lot) they are way to bright and brittle. I've had people tell me to look into Summit, Grace, FMR, etc.

I am looking at a couple of mics:

sp-03
RODE ntk
at 4050
chure ksm 44
at 4060

which one would you recommend or have a say about one of these or which one is the best. Also which preamp would go along with them: price range: under $1500

I am debating the search and purchase of some vintage rails, while unsure of the price and potential issues of maintainance and noise, both in the signal path and external rf also.
I have also considered rack units like the AMEK channel in a box.