Ok, I am in a bit of a different situation than most, I am recording primarily in churches so 110spl is not happening
Please keep that in mind for this.
Looking at the SoundPro preamp it appears to answer my need I think as it has adjustable gain from 0 to 50db (some vocals are not even amped)
The Giant Squids sound decent (the samples on their page) but they seem to be solely aimed at the Taper of Loud Music group. (also the it appears that the mic with box, is simply a battery box, with or without bass rolloff. (no preamp)
I have a cheapie preamp that is made using canakits (which I think is the same as the visivox box on ebay) but the noise floor is a bit higher than I care for.
a) should I go with sp-preamp?
b) am I going to notice a big difference between the cheapie (20db) and the soundpro?
c) how is the noisefloor on the soundpro at full gain?
d) is this gonna make me broke by the time I am done ?