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>Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 15:24:44 -0400
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>From: David Kanig <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Seeking Recommendations for Mic Pre-Amp

Background: We are accepting speech input from an un-powered dynamic
microphone, XLR connector.  We're recording human speech in monaural.
We'd like to boost the signal at the mic.

Question: Tube or solid state?  For ordinary voice recording, is
using a tube-based pre-amp worth the hassle of having to replace
tubes?  Is anyone unhappy with solid state pre-amps?

Question: Have you had experience, good or bad, with any particular
models or manufacturers?  We'd like to purchase in a price range of
up to about $300.

Thank you, and greetings from rainy, increasingly green Providence.

David

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David Kanig
Manager, Technical Services
Language Resource Center
Box 1935
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912

(401) 863-7090