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Re: a preamp survey

Subject: Re: a preamp survey
From: "thorley_tom" <>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 02:30:01 -0000
Hi Klas,

>"Sound quality" is another issue here, - whether using a preamp and line
input "sounds better" or not.

My knowledge of noise specs is not great. But I do most of the time trust m=
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ears. I  have used the HHB portadat and the Fostex PD-4 extensively I don't=
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know their noise figures off-hand but using either Schoeps, Sennheiser or
DPA mics I would not consider using the onboard pre-amps =96 I have literal=
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turned jobs down because they will not budget for a good mixer. There is a =
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very obvious and startling difference between the onboard pre-amps and an
external one, in my case usually an SQN or an Audio Developments mixer.
As Walter pointed out in a recent post the quality of the A/D also makes a =
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difference to the "Sound Quality".

>Still, with only 6dbA noise - the noise I hear is mic noise, not Tascam DA=
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P1
preamp noise.

I recently bought the Tascam DAP1 and I would really dispute this claim. My=
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reference mics are transformerless DPA 4006's and I have used them with
some of the best studio pre-amps in the world and specifically the noise fl=
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not just the sound quality is (admittedly subjectively) much better with th=
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studio amps than it is with the DAP1.

Once again I would urge people to consider buying a pre-amp / mixer with
onboard A/D (Sony DMX PO-1(digital throughout after the initial
preamplification) / Kamesan(Has an A/D output board)) conversion and
twinning it with one of the latest consumer digital recorders for excellent=
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quality results.

All the Best,
Tom




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