Need a mic/preamp combination for $1500

GREENFENDR · 28th November 2006

Hi, I'm new slut, and i'm looking for some advice. I'm trying to find a good mic/preamp(or channelstrip) combo for around $1500. mostly for use on male or female vocals. I work for a studio with an old Neve board(5315) , so I'm looking for something with a different character then that.

any suggestions?

KingDaddyO · 28th November 2006

The DIY kits (or assembled if you prefer) from Seventh Circle Audio are gaining a lot of popularity. Their most popular module is the N72 (Neve like) but there are 3 other modules with very different character. I just ordered my system (rack, power supply, pre modules) and can't wait to build this sucker. The issue of Tape Op before the current one had 2 detailed reviews on these kits, and they also have very good word of mouth.

YMMV of course

GREENFENDR · 28th November 2006

Thanks to both responders, I looked into the seventh circle stuff, I'd love to build one eventually, but I just don't have the time right now to go through all the trouble.

and I didn't even think of the SM7, I've never used one, but i have some friends who swear by 'em. and they're not all that expensive it looks like.

Thanks!

David@MVS · 28th November 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by GREENFENDR

Hi, I'm new slut, and i'm looking for some advice. I'm trying to find a good mic/preamp(or channelstrip) combo for around $1500. mostly for use on male or female vocals. I work for a studio with an old Neve board(5315) , so I'm looking for something with a different character then that.

any suggestions?

John Hardy + SM7
OR
John Hardy + U195

That will be different than what you are used to and sound great.

Good luck,
David

28th November 2006	#1
GREENFENDR Gear nut Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 136 Thread Starter	Need a mic/preamp combination for $1500 Hi, I'm new slut, and i'm looking for some advice. I'm trying to find a good mic/preamp(or channelstrip) combo for around $1500. mostly for use on male or female vocals. I work for a studio with an old Neve board(5315) , so I'm looking for something with a different character then that. any suggestions?

28th November 2006	#2
KingDaddyO Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Location: East Coast, U.S.A. Posts: 1,799	The DIY kits (or assembled if you prefer) from Seventh Circle Audio are gaining a lot of popularity. Their most popular module is the N72 (Neve like) but there are 3 other modules with very different character. I just ordered my system (rack, power supply, pre modules) and can't wait to build this sucker. The issue of Tape Op before the current one had 2 detailed reviews on these kits, and they also have very good word of mouth. YMMV of course __________________ ~8^) The enemy isn't liberalism or conservatism, the enemy is bullshit -- Lars-Erik Nelson Now, when there's no longer surface noise and you actually have the ability to have the most extraordinary dynamic range, people aren't using it -- T-Bone Burnett The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them -- Albert Einstein I'm not black, but there's a whole lot of times I wish I could say I'm not white -- Frank Zappa

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