Good first studio preamps on a (tight) budget

[sahib]

I hate everything on the market right now except the ART transX preamps. never heard them . I'm just saying. if I was going to buy preamps, this would be it. if you buy preamps without input transformers, youre throwing money away

What a load of tosh.

Have you tried all the preamps in the market that you hate them?

And the one you'd get is the one that you've never tried?

Finally, our micpres are transformerless (with so many others) and so many serious engineers are using them.

 

[Newmarket]

What a load of tosh.

Have you tried all the preamps in the market that you hate them?

And the one you'd get is the one that you've never tried?

Finally, our micpres are transformerless (with so many others) and so many serious engineers are using them.

"Leave it Terry Not worth your time "

 

[mhelin]

Behringer 1273 DUAL MIC PREAMP / EQ looks good to me and isn't that expensive (haven't seen one yet).
https://www.audiofader.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Behringer-1273-interno.png
Might not be accurate replica though:
https://www.audiofader.com/behringer-1273-il-pre-eq-in-stile-neve-1073-recensione/

 

[Seeker]

Hi Soundsofjill, I’m not sure if any of these would fit in your budget, and of course I don’t know your building experience, however I would recommend looking at JLM audio offerings esp if you are looking for a kit…. I recently built a dual 99v and I find it excellent on most everything, but especially nice with dynamics with the massive amount of gain and variable impedance.

We did have a small problem with the supplied psu needing a soft start mod, but Joe was extremely responsive and we got it worked out in a cpl days.

 

[rmburrow]

"Leave it Terry Not worth your time "

Transformerless doesn't help if preamp is used in strong RF environment (i.e. nearby AM/FM/TV transmitter/antenna)...