Presonus TubePre...anyone used one before?

[Dale-c]

I just picked up one of these units for $50 in what appeared to be new condition from a pawn shop.
I haven't really used it yet but does anyone have any comments on them if you have owned one? I wonder if it will be an improvement over the built in pre in the Mbox.

Guess I will find out.

[mahler007]

What tube pre are you talking about?
I have a BlueTube, which i think sounds marginally better than the pres in my 002.
I read a lot of complaints about the Blue Tube being noisy, etc., but I've never had any problems with it on that end.
I once read in another forum that the BlueTube's performance was sporadic- some people said they worked great, others had a lot of issues. I think there were some quality consistency problems for a little while, but like I said, I think it sounds about equal to my 002- maybe a little better.

-Andrew

[richsorr]

i had bought a TUBEpre because of the price and had heard decent things. I returned it later that week. very very hot signals, doesnt sound that great.