Topic: preamp-a/d for MT2496?

[ShawnF]

That's also my sense--that it's the sample rate and not the bit rate that is most problematic with the MT right now (96, specifically).  I've only run 16 bit with the coaxial-in, myself, though, from a modSBM-1.  24/48 works fine for me going line in, but that's a different matter.

[ghibliss]

I have been using the DPA 4061 microphones with the CoreSound Mic 2496 and MT 24/96 since it came out last year.  I record at 24/44.1  using the coax spdif in on the Microtrack.  The sound quality that I get is simply amazing.  I have done all kinds of shows from Cream at Madison Square Garden to Stanley Clarke (Jazz Bass), Jeff Lorber (Jazz Piano), Derek Trucks Blues Band all with excellent results.  The Mic 2496 is an excellent preamp a/d convertor and can output either optical or coaxial spdif at 24 bits anywhere from 44.1 to 192 kHz.  I have a rechargable battery to connect to the Mic 2496 which is 4200 mah that will last for a really long time.  The microphones do not require phantom power so the current demand is not too high.  A 9 volt transistor radio battery always provided me with 5 hours of recording time just as Len advised it would from CoreSound.  I am using a Kingston Elite Pro 45X 4 gb CF card and have not experienced any problems recording with this set up at all.