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Title: Mini-Me as Preamp
Post by: MattH on July 07, 2005, 09:55:36 PM
Wondering if anyone has used the Mini-Me as a preamp before using the monitor/headphone output? I have given many analog patches this way for minidiscs and JB3's but never really considered it as a preamp and always take the digital output. I'm asking because I am considering using it as a preamp with my DSD recorder. This way I can get a PCM and DSD recording from the Mini-Me preamp. This output always sounded great with headphones to me.
Title: Re: Mini-Me as Preamp
Post by: Chanher on July 07, 2005, 10:42:29 PM
maybe find some mini-mp recordings?  apogee's mini-mp is a mini-me without the ad.
Title: Re: Mini-Me as Preamp
Post by: MattH on July 07, 2005, 11:47:36 PM
maybe find some mini-mp recordings?  apogee's mini-mp is a mini-me without the ad.

I would like to but haven't really seen many if any. I'm pretty sure the Mini-MP is a better pre, even better than the Track-2's pre. Hoping it's more like the V3 pre.
Title: Re: Mini-Me as Preamp
Post by: Kevin on July 08, 2005, 09:23:58 AM
im pretty positive the mini-mp is a different pre than whats in the minime.
"Wondering if anyone has used the Mini-Me as a preamp before using the monitor/headphone output?"
what exactly do you mean, can you clarify (sorry, a little slow today  ::) )
are saying that you want to know how well it works as a pre?
Title: Re: Mini-Me as Preamp
Post by: MattH on July 08, 2005, 12:46:45 PM
im pretty positive the mini-mp is a different pre than whats in the minime.
"Wondering if anyone has used the Mini-Me as a preamp before using the monitor/headphone output?"
what exactly do you mean, can you clarify (sorry, a little slow today  ::) )
are saying that you want to know how well it works as a pre?

Yes, wondering if it would work well as a pre and not just a combo pre/AD. Kinda like the V3 can be used as pre when feeding a SD 722 or in my case a DV-RA1000. Thanks in advance for any insights.
Title: Re: Mini-Me as Preamp
Post by: Kevin on July 08, 2005, 01:01:31 PM
I know Daryan Lenz used the mini-mp minime combo and realize this isnt exactly what your looking for.  Personally ive never used the minime a solely a pre hopefully someone else can help you out, best of luck  ;)