Precisely. I think I said that above, but not in those words.
No no no. Forgive me for continuing to harp, but it's important to get this right. I believe we're saying the same thing. However...
Battery box people, just get a preamp. UA5, Denecke AD20, etc. It will eliminate the HD noise from your recordings.
The UA5 and AD-20 both contain a gain stage (preamp)
and an ADC. A preamp alone will not remove the sound. It may minimize the noise by making it quieter relative to the stronger musical signal, so much so that the recordings are good enough for an individual's taste, but it won't *remove* the noise.
Only an external ADC will remove the noise outright.
So, there are really two statements we can make here, expanding on your quote above:
[1] Battery box people, just get an outboard preamp to minimize* the HD noise for most recordings.
[2] Battery box people, just get an outboard preamp *and* ADC to remove the noise completely.
* Render inaudible? Depends, I suppose, I haven't done the testing myself
My whole point, and maybe I'm just getting caught up in semantics (wouldn't be the first time!): to suggest that an outboard preamp alone removes the noise is incorrect. To remove it entirely requires an outboard ADC.
And backatcha:
Happy Thanksgiving!!