Favorite Pre-Amp for VO's

[Precava]

What's your favorite pre-amp/channel strip?

-Jason

[Chief Technician]

We are using Avalon VT737sp's or Avalon AD-2022 into a Millenia Media TCL-2. We have no complaints about either setup, so I suppose that makes them favorites. We definitely have a worst, and that would be the Focusrite Red1. You could not pay me to use that thing.

[minister]

Focusrite ISA 110.

Millenia STT-1

[MATTY BOY]

My favorite is the Massenburg ...

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[Stuart P.]

I like those John Hardy pres. Into a hardware L2, and I'm pretty darn happy. Lots of tiimes I'm just using a Sound Devices 302, because it matches production and the limiters are super-useful in guerilla situations. But, you're asking about VO and not ADR. The Millennia is great too, can't go wrong with those...

Just my opinion,
S.

[Brent Hahn]

I produce radio spots, so VO (and sound design) is pretty much all I do. I own and love both the Buzz Audio MA2.2 and the Avalon 2022, the Buzz being my favorite. I've also used and liked the API's and Grace. Guess that makes me a Class A transformerless kinda guy.

[Sonsey]

Focusrite ISA 110 and...

TC Electronics Gold Channel- The defaults suck, but if you're willing to work with it you can get some very nice sounds

[Precava]

Yeah, I've always liked the sound of a TLAudio pre (a tube pre) going into a LA-2. And for that reason, I wondered if anyone has had any experience with the Universal Audio 610/LA-2 combo that they have. And lately, my favorite software compressor/limiter has been the 1176. So what about any experience with the Universal Audio 6176?

I've also been considering Millennia STT-1 because of it's ability to capture a colorless or colored sound. I'm just concerned that this box has too many choices for some of our operators in this facility. The Universal Audio boxes seem less complicated.

[audiogeek1]

We either use a focusrite ISA430 or a GML into Summit TLA100. I tend to like the GML combo better. Just sounds rich and full.

My $.02
Mike

[Rick Sanchez]

I have an Avalon 2022 , a Massenberg and the TC gold channel, but my personal favorite has been the Aphex 1100. Quiet, tons of headroom and very rich sounding with a smooth mid and top end. The TC I would not recommend and the Avalon and Massenberg are both very respectable preamps.