AT 853 XR mic preamp recommendations?

[dgodwin]

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

[sunjan]

What about good old UA5?!

/Jan

[Ryan Sims]

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

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

[ShawnF]

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 . . .

[spyder9]

AT853RX > Denecke PS-2 > Denecke AD20

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

[jcrab66]

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

[Zaphod]

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

[jeromejello]

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

QFT

[plogan]

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