The Sound Devices MP2 is a classic piece of kit and would work well
with the Telinga for field recording.
The MP2 has a mid/side matrix mixer and headphones decoder. The Sound
Devices Mixpre does not. Sound Devices recommends the 302 mixer as a
replacement for the MP2 for this reason. If mid/side recording is not
an issue, then you can save quite a bit by purchasing the Mixpre
($660) instead of the 302 (about $1200)
If you're recording just one channel using the telinga dish, then you
might consider a single-channel preamp like the Sound Devices MP-1
($330). The MP-1 has specs similar to the MP2 and Mixpre, including a
maximum of 66dB of gain.
The MP-1 is a very simple device, just a box with input, output and
gain setting. The MP-1 has no LEDs that indicate level, and the MP-1
has no headphone jack for monitoring. Both features are found in the
MP-2 and the Mixpre, along with the ability to handle two channels.
If you're considering spending $660 for the Mixpre, you might also
consider the $750 Aerco preamp from Jerry Chamkis. It's a custom-made
unit that has a small but devoted following.
Here's the Aerco web page
http://www.aerco.net/mp2.html
and here's a report by Stephen Feld about nature recording
using the Aerco
http://www.acousticecology.org/edu/educurrbosavi.html#Anchor-Thoughts-11481
--oryoki
"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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