« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2018, 01:48:17 PM »
Depends. If I am using my SD recorder, I will just go straight in. With anything else, I may run the main two channels through a good preamp. Not always, but pretty frequently. Sometimes I run the Zoom by itself, and sometimes is use a preamp in front of a couple channels. I still do the tinybox > M10 thing if I am traveling light. Modern batteries make powering so much easier, even with multiple boxes.

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