Good first studio preamps on a (tight) budget

[snakecained2]

Indeed. Excellent highly affordable kit. DAV Electronics or D.A.V is the work of a Mr Mick Hinton, formerly of Decca engineering dept.
He maintains the philosophies of design in that heritage and sounds very clean but not bland.
Really good value all round.

 

[k brown]

Indeed. Excellent highly affordable kit. DAV Electronics or D.A.V is the work of a Mr Mick Hinton, formerly of Decca engineering dept.
He maintains the philosophies of design in that heritage and sounds very clean but not bland.
Really good value all round.

Currently made with the THAT 1510.

 

[allergies.for.all]

I'd suggest picking up a RAMSA board from the 90s.

https://reverb.com/item/81558769-ramsa-wr-s4416s-analog-mixer-mixing-console-1990-s-very-clean

They can be found super cheap. You'd effectively get 16 channels of VERY GOOD preamps with more than enough gain to get your dynamic mics up. The board definitely has character - the pres are pretty clean at low gain and break up nicely when cranked. The EQs are very flexible. Each channel has a direct output. It also serves as a strong intro to learning how consoles and routing works, which will be good to know. .