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Message: [QUOTE="Curve Dominant, post: 23879, member: 49197"] If you're using it to blow-out a sampling groovebox for hiphop tracks, yeah, it's cool. I have one of those Art "PRO" MPAs, given to me for home-studio use after my "big-brother" studio broke down and bought Avalons, Neve's, UAs, et al. It makes for a nice rack-mounted distortion box, with phantom power. Use it on vocals, with a large diaphragm condensor mic, for that lo-fi sound. Ditto guitar, bass, synthe, samples. The ART PRO MPA is GREAT for getting that "grimey" sound, if that's what you're after. You could probably find one used for about $50. The Millennia pre is clear. It's also pricey, but it is clear. Good for mic'ing some Beyer 160s on a 1926 Mason & Hamlin, or a cello and violin quartet. Pre's are tricky, especially if you want one that has "glowy" things inside. Expect to do a lot of research, a lot of testing, and a lot of spending $$$ in trial-and-error experimentation. Welcome to the jungle. E [/QUOTE]