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Title: AT 853 XR mic preamp recommendations?
Post by: dgodwin on May 02, 2007, 07:04:03 PM

A friend just got a new pair of mics.  He got the AT's are 853 XR's(they are hanging mics with a body and have 25' XLR cables.)  What's the reasonable reccomendation for a preamp around $300?  I suggested a mixpre/mp2/fp24   Any others?  He'll be running AT -> preamp -> MD

Title: Re: AT 853 XR mic preamp recommendations?
Post by: sunjan on June 07, 2007, 02:56:49 PM

What about good old UA5?!

/Jan

Title: Re: AT 853 XR mic preamp recommendations?
Post by: Ryan Sims on June 08, 2007, 08:34:41 AM

One of Church's pres would do well, for well within that budget.

Edit: whoops, forgot the RXs have the phantom modules hard-wired.

Title: Re: AT 853 XR mic preamp recommendations?
Post by: ShawnF on June 08, 2007, 11:47:19 AM

Quote from: sunjan on June 07, 2007, 02:56:49 PM

What about good old UA5?!

/Jan

And with the UA-5, couldn't you go optical-in to the MD?  Avoid the MD A/D, and just worry about setting levels at one spot instead of two . . .

Title: Re: AT 853 XR mic preamp recommendations?
Post by: spyder9 on June 08, 2007, 12:45:47 PM

AT853RX > Denecke PS-2 > Denecke AD20

Made sick recordings with this setup.   You can get the Denecke combo for $300 or less.  :coolguy:

Title: Re: AT 853 XR mic preamp recommendations?
Post by: jcrab66 on June 08, 2007, 04:31:49 PM

Quote from: Ryan Sims on June 08, 2007, 08:34:41 AM

Edit: whoops, forgot the RXs have the phantom modules hard-wired.

nothing a small phillips screwdriver cant take care of, they arent exactly hard wired

Title: Re: AT 853 XR mic preamp recommendations?
Post by: Zaphod on June 08, 2007, 07:16:10 PM

853s>MP-2 is a great sounding combo.

Title: Re: AT 853 XR mic preamp recommendations?
Post by: jeromejello on June 08, 2007, 07:52:10 PM

Quote from: Zaphod on June 08, 2007, 07:16:10 PM

853s>MP-2 is a great sounding combo.

QFT

Title: Re: AT 853 XR mic preamp recommendations?
Post by: plogan on June 22, 2007, 09:51:23 AM

All you guys thanks for helping me with this, I am getting the mv-100, but all that advice was much appreciated...now for a stand???? Pat