[Arny Krueger]

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We've got some nice pres here (Millenia, Symetrix, Great River, Manley)
but consistently run into problems of too much gain when tracking kit.
E.g. with the Millenia on its lowest settings a 451 on the bottom of
the snare clips our A/D convertor.

I'm considering two options, neither of which I know much about and
would appreciate any advice as to the merits of either:

1. Using an inline pad on the mic cable - Shure A15AS or Audio Technica
8202. Do these degrade the signal?

No, and their impedance levels are such that they work well with many
line-level sources as well, around 1K.

Do they pass phantom power ok?

Yes. Used mine that way many times.