« Reply #87 on: April 06, 2022, 08:32:00 PM »
Small rig yes:
Schoeps > PSP-2 > Sony D100/Korg MR-1
4+ track - sometimes when running tubes:
Schoeps > (optional NT222) > HS-P82
Hi Richard...long time. Glad to see you're still at it. My CMMT rig is finally going to get some use this summer...needs a bit of maintenance at the moment however. I haven't gotten out to record since before pandemic. Ugh! I see you're still rocking the DSD units! I loved that D100 I once owned...thinking about getting back into DSD recording.
As far as the general discussion about external preamps goes, I think I'll always be a fan and never go away completely...at least not until I feel that internals match or exceed the sound I get from my external preamps. I've currently got a VMS32UB, VMS52UB, Oade M118 and the 'newest' addition is goodcooker's old Reference Audio MS-2. That said, my favorites were the PSP2 and the PSP3. Didn't care much for the Sonosax's that I owned...with my mics the low end was real spitty and just ick. I loved the functionality of the two V3's I once had...just never got very excited about the Grace sound. My two biggest gear regrets were selling the two PSP2's that I owned, but both times I needed to sell when money was tight and those damn things always fetch top dollar...even to this day.
Of the preamps that are currently on the market, I do really like the sound of that new sonosax and would love to own one. I'm also really curious about the Millenia HV-32P...wish someone on here would buy one so I could hear what it sounds like. LOLZ. I might be wrong, but these two seem like the only viable external pres on the market right now for what we do.
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Mic Capsules: Schoeps MK4 x 2, MK41 x 2, MK4S x 2, MK3 x 2, MK21 x 2, MK8 x 1, M934b x 5, M241 x 4, Nakamichi CP-701 x 2, CP-702 x 2
Mic Bodies: Schoeps m222 tubes, Schoeps CMC-4 (modified for 48v phantom), Schoeps CMMT-30 x 5, Nakamichi CM-700 x 2
Active Cable Systems: Schoeps KCY, Schoeps Modded KC5, Schoeps nbob and extensions
Recorders: SD788t x 2, SD MixPre-3i, Deity PR-2, Zoom F3, Marantz PMD-661, Tascam DR-100i, Marantz PMD-620, Korg MR-1
Preamps: Sonosax SX-M2D2, Schoeps VMS-5U, Schoeps VMS-52UB x 2, Schoeps VMS-42UB, Schoeps VMS-02IB, Riotbox, Cooper CSPA-1
Misc: Benchmark Sonic AD2K+, Rycote Softie Screens, Movo Screens, Rycote INV mounts
