tube pre with tube mic or not

drzox · 14th March 2005

Hello,
I have Avalon 737sp and akg414EB and Nady 1150 tube mic,and I want to buy some expencive microfon(brauner valvet vocal or manly reference cardiodid),but I heard that is better have non tube mic with tube pre and vice versa,so I wonder IS IT TRUE,then i rather buy brauner fantom C or neumann U87.

Thanks in advance

gyraf · 14th March 2005

Not true.

Jakob E.

max cooper · 14th March 2005

I personally prefer less tube than that in the chain, however it's totally a matter of taste. If you like the sound, then do it.

O/T Jakob: your stuff looks really, really nice! I often mosey over to your website just to oggle the gear.

Dot · 14th March 2005

You can really go either way, drzox. Choosing the right mic is more important than what kind of pre you're using with it.

**Lindell** · 14th March 2005

Not true

Jack Pettit · 14th March 2005

One day I realized that almost everything I had come
to believe about tubes in audio equipment had actually
come from advertisements for low end gear and had very
little to do with anything real.

Tubes can be very clean.
Descrete can be very fat.
What does warm mean?

deft_bonz · 14th March 2005

that's bullshit. listen and if you like the sound then get it.

good tube gear don't sound apparently like tube. they just sound good.

wwittman · 14th March 2005

It would mean every Beatles record upnuntil Abbey Road was recorded "wrong".

I'm not much of an Avalon fan, but it's got nothing to do with it being 'tube' or not.

Think in terms of GOOD mic pres that you like. Not in terms of design characteristics OR of variety.

14th March 2005	#1
drzox Gear interested Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 15 Thread Starter	tube pre with tube mic or not Hello, I have Avalon 737sp and akg414EB and Nady 1150 tube mic,and I want to buy some expencive microfon(brauner valvet vocal or manly reference cardiodid),but I heard that is better have non tube mic with tube pre and vice versa,so I wonder IS IT TRUE,then i rather buy brauner fantom C or neumann U87. Thanks in advance

14th March 2005	#4
Dot Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2002 Location: on the beach in warm, sunny SC Posts: 872	You can really go either way, drzox. Choosing the right mic is more important than what kind of pre you're using with it. __________________ Dan Richards Yackin' about gear and recording techniques at http://studioforums.com

14th March 2005	#6
Jack Pettit Gear addict Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Reno Nevada Posts: 385	One day I realized that almost everything I had come to believe about tubes in audio equipment had actually come from advertisements for low end gear and had very little to do with anything real. Tubes can be very clean. Descrete can be very fat. What does warm mean? __________________ Jack P

14th March 2005	#8
wwittman one man, ONE mic pre Joined: Jan 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,300	It would mean every Beatles record upnuntil Abbey Road was recorded "wrong". I'm not much of an Avalon fan, but it's got nothing to do with it being 'tube' or not. Think in terms of GOOD mic pres that you like. Not in terms of design characteristics OR of variety. __________________ William Wittman Producer/Engineer (Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne, The Fixx, The Outfield...) prorecordingworkshop.lefora.com thewombforums.com

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14th March 2005	#2
gyraf Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 667	Not true. Jakob E.

14th March 2005	#3
max cooper Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: tx Posts: 8,802	I personally prefer less tube than that in the chain, however it's totally a matter of taste. If you like the sound, then do it. O/T Jakob: your stuff looks really, really nice! I often mosey over to your website just to oggle the gear.

14th March 2005	#5
Lindell Moderator Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,453	Not true

14th March 2005	#7
deft_bonz Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2003 Location: switzerland Posts: 3,524 9 Reviews written	that's bullshit. listen and if you like the sound then get it. good tube gear don't sound apparently like tube. they just sound good.

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