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> I just bought a Telinga Pro 5 Twin Science Parabola a little bit
> ago. A few days ago I received an HX-3 Headphone Preamp by Sound
> Devices. This little Amp really opened up a new world of sound
that
> I find very cool! I enjoy listing to the surroundings outside.=20
In
> the summer and fall I want to bring the Parabola to some local
> sporting events, softball games, a few local football games etc.,
> just to hear some of the action on the field. At the moment the
HX-
> 3 has a Max of 34dB gain.
> You can see the specs on the HX-3 at this link..
> http://www.sounddevices.com/products/hx3master.htm .
> However, I think I want a more powerful Preamp but I have little
> experience in world of Monitoring Sounds. Please keep in Mind I
> have No interest in recording the stuff I hear. I just like to go
> out side and point the dish in all the directions to see whatI can
> pick up that sounds interesting. I want to receive sounds that
are
> more faint out in the distance etc.=20
> I was strongly thinking of upgrading to slightly stronger Preamp
the
> MM-1 also by Sound Devices which has a max 66dB of gain. You can
> see the specs of the MM-1 at this link
> http://www.sounddevices.com/products/mm1master.htm .=20
> To be honest I am not completely sure how much of an
improvement
> the MM-1 would be over the HX-3 in terms of picking up faint
sounds
> farther in the distance, or just sounds that are more faint period.
> I thought that before I made my next move I would bring my
question
> before some of the Pro's:)
> Also, if anyone has a better suggestion on a different Preamp, or
> has any advice that they could shed some light on, Please feel
free
> to do so!=20
> Thanks you very much,
> jlink
I am also now looking at Shure's FP24 model. You can see the FP24
specs at this following link.=20
http://www.shure.com/mixers/models/fp24.asp#top -
Any person that wants to give their thoughts into what a good option
is for me please feel free to share them:)
jlink
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