[PStamler]

On Friday, March 8, 2019 at 1:48:30 PM UTC-6, Tobiah wrote:
You would probably want something like a Cloudlifter in line with whatever mic you choose

The cloudlifter looks interesting. $250 for two channels which might suit
me quite nicely. What are they doing inside that they couldn't just build
into a full preamp?

Nothing, but manufacturers don't. Most preamps are designed around the expectation that users will psir them with hefty-output condenser mics rather tan low-output moving-coil dynamics and ribbon dynamics. The CloudLifter adds that capability (and, in one model, variable impedance). While you can design those into a full preamp, they cost money which manufacturers, looking at a competitive marketplce, don't want to spend. Thus the Cloudlifter, where the people who need that capability spend the money, but people who don't, don't.

Peace,
Paul