"LETS FACE IT, WE CAN PUT A MAN ON THE MOON WHY CAN'T WE JUST MAKE A PREAMP
THAT WORKS WITH EVERYTHING ? WE HAVE"

LOL! (that's from the Church link you sent.

I like that.

I'll keep that one in mind if I go digital recorder (lacking a mic-pre).

Thanks for the links and comments.

C.


"Zigakly" wrote in message
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Oh, nearly forgot... Church Audio makes a handy $55 preamp unit that
apparently works well.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=57722062 82
For future reference, here's Church Audio's eBay storefront:
http://stores.ebay.ca/CHURCH-AUDIO

The Edirol looks like a gorgeous alternative to the MD's - I don't think
I
can shell out the greenbacks for it - but it's got 1/8" mic/line ins.
Comments?

I imagine Edirol breaks that rule, but I would also expect the preamps
would
still fall short of the MXB1002 for the sake of physical size and power
supply minimizing. The MXB1002 pre's are mickey-mouse by pro standards,
but
even pre's of that caliber take up space and draw considerable power.