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3rd Degree · 14th August 2009

You really need to understand what a preamp is, what it does, how it works before you go any further.

$900 is a small budget, most people would consider $2000-4000 to be the ABSOLUTE minimum to get good results.

I often tell people to get a samson usb mic and computer speakers at first. Not because they are good products, infact they are horrible. But it gets your feet wet and you are only out $100. You can learn alot and save for nicer pieces. I would rather be out $100 than try to make $900 work, only to upgrade every single componet in the future.

14th August 2009	#4
3rd Degree Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,070	You really need to understand what a preamp is, what it does, how it works before you go any further. $900 is a small budget, most people would consider $2000-4000 to be the ABSOLUTE minimum to get good results. I often tell people to get a samson usb mic and computer speakers at first. Not because they are good products, infact they are horrible. But it gets your feet wet and you are only out $100. You can learn alot and save for nicer pieces. I would rather be out $100 than try to make $900 work, only to upgrade every single componet in the future.