monoprice mic preamp

[jfkelliher]

So I was trawling for used gear and saw one of these studio mic preamps on GC site for 379 bucks. Then I saw monoprice selling it new for 349. I pulled trigger because I had nothing transformer balanced/colored. Can anyone elaborate further on what I bought, in terms of how far off from neve circuit this looks to be?

 

[johnsonic]

Have a friend with great ears who bought one - he's really liking it! In general Monoprice stuff seems to punch above their weight for the price point. Let us know what you think.

 

[Ricardus]

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So I was trawling for used gear and saw one of these studio mic preamps on GC site for 379 bucks. Then I saw monoprice selling it new for 349. I pulled trigger because I had nothing transformer balanced/colored. Can anyone elaborate further on what I bought, in terms of how far off from neve circuit this looks to be?

What's its name or part number so I can look it up?

 

[SubSpec]

What's its name or part number so I can look it up?

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=600083

 

[Brian Roth]

The price looks good, and two positives. The external "PSU" (24V transformer) is a line lump and not a wall wart. Made in Taiwan and not.....elsewhere. I'll see if my friend who runs an internet audio sales biz can get one for evaluation since he and I are both vintage Neve fans.

Bri