Cheapo pre-amp for Beyer M130

Cornholio · 27th May 2005

Hello, newbie here

. I’m thinking of buying a pair of Beyer M130 ribbon microphones. They’ll either be used as drum overheads, or else in a Blumlein pair for recording choirs, etc.

Does anyone have any experience of using these with cheap and cheerful pre-amps? My system is about as low end as you can get (Yamaha AW16G or Athlon PC with M-Audio Audiophile 2496 sound card). I’ve got a couple of small desks (Yamaha MX12/4 and Soundcraft Folio SX) but realise they’ll be no good with the M130s.

The ART DPS II looks good on paper as it has a reasonable amount of gain and variable input impedance. I can buy one here in the UK for just over £200. Anyone used one of these with the Beyers, or possibly suggest something else at a similar price point? Two M130s and a DPS would cost me less than £1,000, which is about $1,800.

I’m not in a position to spend much money on what is only a hobby. On the other hand, I guess I am a bit of a slut who does like to have toys to play with. Any recordings made are for my own consumption, with maybe the occasional demo for my band.

Any advice would be very gratefully received. Thank you!

Drumsound · 27th May 2005

several years ago I use Beuer 260s (ribbons also) with an ART Tube ProMP and it worked well. There's a decent amount of gain on those. I was recording brass, trumpet and trombone.

eeldip · 27th May 2005

man, a pair of m130s, that should be a great drum recording rig.

i use m260s on drums and love what they do to snares and cymbals.

anyway, i think clean and clear preamps pair nicely with beyer ribbons, they have plenty of color on their own. in which case you have some decent cheap options.

sytek pres would be sweet. you get 2 extra, and you can pick them up used for $700-$800 USD, which is chump change for your currency.

i like my sx202, symetrix. can you get a hold of one of these? stock its cool, easy to mod... $150 for two channels.

Cornholio · 30th May 2005

Hey guys, thanks for your info and suggestions. That's really helpful. Cheers!

rmx16 · 30th May 2005

Check out the Rane mic pres. $125 a pre ain't bad

http://www.rane.com/ms1b.html

Peace
Rob

27th May 2005	#1
Cornholio Gear interested Joined: May 2005 Posts: 5 Thread Starter	Cheapo pre-amp for Beyer M130 Hello, newbie here . I’m thinking of buying a pair of Beyer M130 ribbon microphones. They’ll either be used as drum overheads, or else in a Blumlein pair for recording choirs, etc. Does anyone have any experience of using these with cheap and cheerful pre-amps? My system is about as low end as you can get (Yamaha AW16G or Athlon PC with M-Audio Audiophile 2496 sound card). I’ve got a couple of small desks (Yamaha MX12/4 and Soundcraft Folio SX) but realise they’ll be no good with the M130s. The ART DPS II looks good on paper as it has a reasonable amount of gain and variable input impedance. I can buy one here in the UK for just over £200. Anyone used one of these with the Beyers, or possibly suggest something else at a similar price point? Two M130s and a DPS would cost me less than £1,000, which is about $1,800. I’m not in a position to spend much money on what is only a hobby. On the other hand, I guess I am a bit of a slut who does like to have toys to play with. Any recordings made are for my own consumption, with maybe the occasional demo for my band. Any advice would be very gratefully received. Thank you!

27th May 2005	#2
Drumsound Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Bloomington Il Posts: 5,185	several years ago I use Beuer 260s (ribbons also) with an ART Tube ProMP and it worked well. There's a decent amount of gain on those. I was recording brass, trumpet and trombone. __________________ Tony Oxide Lounge Recording See the Oxide Lounge! Follow me on TWITTER! WWJMD? Come see me on the Tape Op boards! It's only inches on the reel to reel

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27th May 2005	#3
eeldip Gear Head Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 41	man, a pair of m130s, that should be a great drum recording rig. i use m260s on drums and love what they do to snares and cymbals. anyway, i think clean and clear preamps pair nicely with beyer ribbons, they have plenty of color on their own. in which case you have some decent cheap options. sytek pres would be sweet. you get 2 extra, and you can pick them up used for $700-$800 USD, which is chump change for your currency. i like my sx202, symetrix. can you get a hold of one of these? stock its cool, easy to mod... $150 for two channels.

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Cornholio Gear interested Joined: May 2005 Posts: 5 Thread Starter	Hey guys, thanks for your info and suggestions. That's really helpful. Cheers!

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rmx16 Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Philly Posts: 1,408	Check out the Rane mic pres. $125 a pre ain't bad http://www.rane.com/ms1b.html Peace Rob