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They are on Reverb for £600.
Forget the copies.
If going Neve then the preamp is only part of it. It is the EQ too.
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Buy an SE Voodoo ribbon or Royer and put it alongside your SM57/Audix I5
I'm not looking for a fancy preamp, just something decent with a low noise floor for a relatively budget price. It's for recording demos in a small studio room.
What preamp do you use?
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@stylesforfree you could make an offer on this: https://reverb.com/uk/item/65542445-great-river-electronics-me-1nv-mic-preamp-2000s-black
You might get it at the top of your budget. It's been there for a long time. Bit less exciting than the UA though
The WA73-EQ is nice and does the thing, but it is clumsy to carry around. The EQ is useful if you're multitracking electric guitar
This is the most sensible answer, but also the most boring : -P
If you are comparing them to the Warm Audio and Golden Age stuff then they are comparable but cheaper per channel.
Sonically cleaner- if you want something decent with a low noise floor then they are worth it.
Winton is right though, microphones (and mic technique) makes more of a difference.
I prefer Neve style to API for guitars, the low mids are just nicer- but API are great too.
I prefer the real deal/higher end options (BAE, Avedis, Neve, API, Great River) to the cheaper clones, which IMHO aren't really worth spending more than the preamps you get in your interface or in the Audient.
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You could do a lot worse than one of the SSL range, ie. one of SSL 2, SSL 2+, or SSL 12, depending on your requirements.
They've even got "something warm that colours the sound a little bit":
I've got the 2+ and can't fault it.
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@stylesforfree - what are you going to be plugging into and out of it (ie what mics and then what interface or recorder if not the RME)?
Im gonna check out the RNP. Looks like a good choice.
Now that Audient looks impressive. Thank you.
Would be awesome if there was just a 2 channel version too.
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That way I have my amped signal and also a dry for reamping or using VST amps. Or group the two tracks to align guitars to the grid (waveforms of the DI are much easier to see).