Help needed in selecting a great pair of mic pres- style of V76 or 1073 on a budget.

[leon777]

Now that I finally got my converters, it's time for a pair of Mic Pre's. They will be used mostly for "acoustic guitar" and an occasional vox.

Budget is tight. I have the Control 24 so whatever pair I get would have to be a significant improvement over the Focusrites.
I don't know if that's possible with a under 1k price budget. Maybe I should wait till my
budget increases.

I have read up on the ART Tube MP Personal Tube Mic Preamp, GRACE DESIGN 101 MIC
PREAMP, Joe Meek and such. Am I wasting time with these guys?

Anyone know of a great pair of pres in the $500-1000 range that would compete with the big boys? I've had API's, Neve 1073's, Telefunken V76's, Avalon and Manleys in the past but all is gone now due to $$$. It's a drag but life goes on.

V76's and 1073's were my all time favorites. Would love to have something that comes close
to either of these.

Thanks.

Leon

[Mike Tholen]

at about double your budget is... http://www.Tab-funkenwerk.com/
You can also get cheaper stuff but...well let's just say, "save more money"!
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[JNS]

Hi. I just posted a similar question about the Grace 101 yesterday. I got good responses here and offline about it and just ordered two. The 101 is considered to be a very transparent pre. You can get them in the $550 range.

Jeff

[leon777]

HEY Mike,

Have you used the TAB stuff. Looks good but out of $ range for now. Are you a dealer?

Leon

[Mike Tholen]

I use them every day.

Dealer? what kind of dealer do you think I am?
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[APAULOS]

I wouldn't press a click track with the Tube Mp, but you shuold try the 101. Also look at the Langevin stuff...It's CLOSE to your budget.
http://www.manleylabs.com/containerpage s/Ldualmp99.html
Speaking of Langevin, anyone tried their condenser?

[Allen Hallada]

Or check out the new Rupert Neve MPs. I've heard that they are out in some areas and are selling for around 500.00. Check www.recording.org for more info on this.
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[john a]

I'd check out the Langevin DVC- as I have said elsewhere, despite the somewhat limited eq, they are real nice sounding pres- very open very warm.