Hello Folks just recently got a 702 I see some folks running a pre amp before the 702 ! I have a sound devices I dug out of storage that I used to stealth with , my question is would I gain anything by using it instead of the 702 pres ? Thanks ahead of time
Some people like to use a variety of preamps as a way of giving their recordings a flavor.
In my opinion, the SD preamps in the 702 are top notch, and you can add flaver in post, so for me, I'd run the smallest rig possible.
I've asked a few people who ran V3's in front of their SD 7xx's and have gotten 2 answers:
1. They like the sound of the V3 better.
2. They already owned the V3 and just want to use it.
Since it was stealth rig, and without knowing... I'm guessing that your SD preamp is either a MP-2 or MixPre.
If so, both of those have transformers which will give you a "warmer" sound than the 702 preamps.
I can't say which is better... both top notch IMO. But they will have different "flavors".