Stereo Compressor/Preamp around $500?

A question for the community. I need a stereo compressor / mic-pre in the
$500 range. I'm looking at the various models from Focusrite or a combo from
Presonus. Does anyone have experience in this range and can recommend a
model or brand?
Thanks

[Scott Dorsey]

In article >,
> wrote:
>A question for the community. I need a stereo compressor / mic-pre in the
>$500 range. I'm looking at the various models from Focusrite or a combo from
>Presonus. Does anyone have experience in this range and can recommend a
>model or brand?
>Thanks

Why?

Can you live without the compressor?

What kind of mike are you going to be using?
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

I use AKG, Shure and Rode. It will be used primarily for voice and guitar -
no drums. I've read allot about the whole never combine compressor / mic-pre
thing, but I thought that in the new age someone would have figured out a
decent low cost solution.
Thanks

> From: (Scott Dorsey)
> Organization: Former users of Netcom shell (1989-2000)
> Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
> Date: 9 Sep 2003 13:53:15 -0400
> Subject: Re: Stereo Compressor/Preamp around $500?
>
> In article >,
> > wrote:
>> A question for the community. I need a stereo compressor / mic-pre in the
>> $500 range. I'm looking at the various models from Focusrite or a combo from
>> Presonus. Does anyone have experience in this range and can recommend a
>> model or brand?
>> Thanks
>
> Why?
>
> Can you live without the compressor?
>
> What kind of mike are you going to be using?
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Rob Adelman]

You could get an RNP and a RNC for just a little more than you are
talking about. Would be a nice combo.

wrote:

> I use AKG, Shure and Rode. It will be used primarily for voice and guitar -
> no drums. I've read allot about the whole never combine compressor / mic-pre
> thing, but I thought that in the new age someone would have figured out a
> decent low cost solution.
> Thanks
>
>
>>From: (Scott Dorsey)
>>Organization: Former users of Netcom shell (1989-2000)
>>Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro
>>Date: 9 Sep 2003 13:53:15 -0400
>>Subject: Re: Stereo Compressor/Preamp around $500?
>>
>>In article >,
> wrote:
>>
>>>A question for the community. I need a stereo compressor / mic-pre in the
>>>$500 range. I'm looking at the various models from Focusrite or a combo from
>>>Presonus. Does anyone have experience in this range and can recommend a
>>>model or brand?
>>>Thanks
>>
>>Why?
>>
>>Can you live without the compressor?
>>
>>What kind of mike are you going to be using?
>>--scott
>>--
>>"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
>
>

[Scott Dorsey]

> wrote:
>I use AKG, Shure and Rode. It will be used primarily for voice and guitar -
>no drums. I've read allot about the whole never combine compressor / mic-pre
>thing, but I thought that in the new age someone would have figured out a
>decent low cost solution.

Not really. I'd suggest trying the RNP. You can get a compressor later.
--scott


--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."