I have recently come across this page:
http://www.felmicamps.co.uk/products/felbattpreamp.htmlI am currently running:
SP-CMC-8 > SPSB-11 > Mic-in PCM-D50 / PCM-D1 [stealth]
SP-CMC-8 > Sony XLR-1 > Mic-in PCM-D50 / PCM-D1 [open]
My question is specifically regarding amplification for stealth setup.
First of all, does anyone have any experience with this amp that can compare it to other options (CA preamp, other small options, etc.)?
I am curious as to what, if any, improvement I would see by eliminating the SPSB-11 and going into this FEL Preamp. In listening to the sample on thier page, background hiss is signifigantly less on the R-09 while using this preamp, but it is my understanding that the D50's (and certainly the D1's) preamps are much cleaner than the R-09. So, given that the preamplification on my devices is (in theory) much cleaner, would I benefit from eliminating the SPSB-11 and going line-in to the D50 or D1? Or, are the preamps on my devices at least as good as this one and hence, I do myself no added benefit by bypassing their mic preamps.
Thanks in advance for helping me better understand this issue.