[Tobiah]

But I was never driven to buy. I have a pair of Rode NT1-A's,
and I'd like to match them with a transparent, quiet, dual-channel
preamp. I aim to record soft sounds at high gain. Not so much
a wasp tapping on a window, but say, running a brush through long
hair, or maybe the sound of wine being poured into a glass.

I have an USB2 audio interface by a middle tier pro-sumer maker,
and I'm fairly surprised by the quality I got for money I could
shell without wincing too hard. I'd like to know though, if I
could do a little better in the higher gain, lower noise, totally
transparent area.

I probably wouldn't go as high as $1000, but I'd probably swallow
more than $500.


Thanks!


Tobiah