Topic: Preamp for AKG 463 pair

[indietaperwloo]

I've just gotten a pair of illconditioned's AKG C463's and I used them on a webcast for the local college radio station and the stream was also being rebroadcast on FM...it was a pretty good success minus a few computer issues.
Now that I have these mics on semi-permanent loan, I'm looking for a decent preamp that is battery powered and can drive the 463's and can plug into an Edirol R-09.  Any suggestions?

[vanark]

UA-5

[NOLAfishwater]

there is a UA-5 in the yard sale for only 225

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,115357.0.html

[easy jim]

Aerco MP-2 (transformer goodness).  There is a used one in the yard sale now.

[sygdwm]

oade m148. this is the correct answer.

[tgakidis]

Aerco MP-2 (transformer goodness).  There is a used one in the yard sale now.

What he Said....

[J.T.L]

oade m148. this is the correct answer.

What he Said....

[habit]

Of the pres I ran with my 463s (including the 148) I thought the portico paired the best.

http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=523284
 
jkbyram is running a Mini MP that sounds nice.

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=jkbyram

I guess it really depends on the sound your looking for.

Good luck.

[easy jim]

The OP also asked about something that would be easy to run with a R-09, so I think the Aerco better than the m148 considering that.  The m148 only has balanced XLR outputs, and that would have to be stepped down to unbalanced levels and a stereo 1/8" input for the R-09.  The Aerco has both the stereo 1/8" and RCA outputs.

[NOLAfishwater]

lots of great recommendations. main question that needs to be answered is what the budget is.

[tgakidis]

jkbyram is running a Mini MP that sounds nice.

I ran this combo for awhile and liked it very much also...

Here is 460/a60/ck1 > mini-mp > R-09HR  http://www.archive.org/details/tlg2008-11-12.ck1.16-44.flac

[stevetoney]

Gotta luv TS.com...how we all agree on stuff!  LOL!

I agree that any of the preamp recommendations given above would suit your needs well.  If you're one a budget, the UA-5 suggestion probably provides the best bang for the buck.  It wasn't too long ago when these were considered pretty much standard.

[tgakidis]

Gotta luv TS.com...how we all agree on stuff!  LOL!

I agree that any of the preamp recommendations given above would suit your needs well.  If you're one a budget, the UA-5 suggestion probably provides the best bang for the buck.  It wasn't too long ago when these were considered pretty much standard.

I thought I read some where that the UA-5 is not a straight pass through when used analog (something like Analog mics in > Digital UA-5 Conversion > Analog Out > with the R-09 doing another Digital conversion).  It seems most people use the UA-5 with a JB3 or Iriver.  If this is true the best bet would be the aerco, mini-mp or some other analog preamp.

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Gotta luv TS.com...how we all agree on stuff!  LOL!

I agree that any of the preamp recommendations given above would suit your needs well.  If you're one a budget, the UA-5 suggestion probably provides the best bang for the buck.  It wasn't too long ago when these were considered pretty much standard.

I thought I read some where that the UA-5 is not a straight pass through when used analog (something like Analog mics in > Digital UA-5 Conversion > Analog Out > with the R-09 doing another Digital conversion).  It seems most people use the UA-5 with a JB3 or Iriver.  If this is true the best bet would be the aerco, mini-mp or some other analog preamp.

correct.

[vanark]

I thought I read some where that the UA-5 is not a straight pass through when used analog (something like Analog mics in > Digital UA-5 Conversion > Analog Out > with the R-09 doing another Digital conversion).

This is true, but as someone that runs a UA-5 > R-09, I am quite satisfied with the results.  If I recall, Smokin' Joe has some experiences as well that were quite favorable despite the extra A > D conversion.  I wouldn't necessarily rule out the UA-5 because of this.