Comments on: Mic Preamps Compared http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/2007/02/24/mic-preamps-compared/ home recording and acoustic guitars Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:37:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fran Guidry http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/2007/02/24/mic-preamps-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-3944 Fran Guidry Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:15:17 +0000 http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/?p=30#comment-3944 Thanks for taking the time to comment. The solution I use for comparing clips is the ABX utility for the foobar2000 player. It does the blinding and makes it easy to tell if I can really hear a difference or not. I've learned a lot (hopefully) since those tests, these days I use a test tone to match levels if level matching seems appropriate. Fran Thanks for taking the time to comment.

The solution I use for comparing clips is the ABX utility for the foobar2000 player. It does the blinding and makes it easy to tell if I can really hear a difference or not.

I’ve learned a lot (hopefully) since those tests, these days I use a test tone to match levels if level matching seems appropriate.

Fran

]]> By: Igor http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/2007/02/24/mic-preamps-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-3940 Igor Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:13:19 +0000 http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/?p=30#comment-3940 I believe I heard subtle differences between the preamps (especially when switching rapidly between samples so as to only hear the first 8 seconds), but find it impossible to say which I liked better. I think any of these would be suitable for high-fidelity recording, and features, build quality, value for money, and company support would figure more into my decision to go with one over another than sound. Your dynamic mic samples were recorded at a much lower level than the capacitor mic ones. I had to nearly triple the gain on my soundcard's headphone amp to approximately match the levels. I believe I heard subtle differences between the preamps (especially when switching rapidly between samples so as to only hear the first 8 seconds), but find it impossible to say which I liked better. I think any of these would be suitable for high-fidelity recording, and features, build quality, value for money, and company support would figure more into my decision to go with one over another than sound.

Your dynamic mic samples were recorded at a much lower level than the capacitor mic ones. I had to nearly triple the gain on my soundcard’s headphone amp to approximately match the levels.

]]> By: Homebrewed Music − ABX Testing (and a new audio interface) http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/2007/02/24/mic-preamps-compared/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Homebrewed Music − ABX Testing (and a new audio interface) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:37:02 +0000 http://www.homebrewedmusic.com/?p=30#comment-90 [...] important detail in the setup, creating differences that shouldn’t be there. When I tried to compare three mic preamps I had the high pass filter (a low cut switch, in other words) active on one preamp. And when I [...] [...] important detail in the setup, creating differences that shouldn’t be there. When I tried to compare three mic preamps I had the high pass filter (a low cut switch, in other words) active on one preamp. And when I [...]

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