Ampex MX-10 - moosers's review
The Ampex MX-10 is a vintage analog preamplifier/summing mixer. It's got six separate channels that are bused down to a single channel. I don't really know the types of connections that it has sinc…
dbx dB12 - moosers's review
The DBX DB12 is an active direct input box that can be used either in the studio or on the stage. I've only used the box in the studio, so this review will be focusing on this application of the dev…
Altec Lansing 1567A - moosers's review
The Altec Lansing 1567A is a vintage tube preamplifier. It's a five to one channel mixing amplifier. We've got it in the studio where I work, and most of the time it gets used to get a sort of vint…
Avalon Vt-737sp - "High-Quality, smooth preamp"
This is a vacuum tube based pre-amp. Unlike some other preamps, this one is only one pre-amp per rack unit. There are also compressors and equalizers on this pre-amp too, which makes it a really vers…
API Audio 3124+ - "Four Mic Pre's in one Rackspace!"
These are some of my favorite mic pres that I have used at the new studio that I work at. I really like the fact that they are such a useful mic pre and don't color the sound. These are analog mic pr…
Groove Tubes PDI Passive Direct Box - moosers's review
The Groove Tubes PDI (Passive Direct Box) is an affordable DI box that can be used in any way that you'd like. I've used the box in a professional recording studio, mostly to record keyboards, but i…
Altec Lansing 1567A - mooseherman's review
This is a tube pre-amp, one of the best products of its era. The only way this could be hooked up to a modern DAW would be through the patch bay, as those are the only connections. There aren't any e…
Horizon SL-1 Straightline - moosers's review
The Horizon SL-1 Straightline is a passive direct input box designed for uses of all types. It is an analog piece of equipment that I have experience using in the recording studio. Like pretty much…
RME Audio QuadMic - moosers's review
The RME Audio QuadMic is a four channel microphone preamplifier that is made in Germany. It is designed to be brought on the go for mobile recording, as it's small size allows you to transport it ea…
Focusrite ISA 828 - moosers's review
The Focusrite ISA 828 is an eight channel solid state based set of preamplifiers. Each of the channels has the same make up, consisting each of both XLR and 1/4" inputs and D-dub ADC inputs and anal…
Altec Lansing 1592 B - moosers's review
The Altec Lansing 1592 B is an analog mixing amplifier and microphone preamplifier. It is uniquely designed, as it has five channels, each with their own parameters. I'm unsure of the connections t…
TL Audio PA-1 2-Channel Pentode Tube Preamp - moosers's review
The TL Audio 'Valve Classics Series' PA-1 is a dual channel, tube based microphone preamplifier. It has XLR connections for the inputs and outputs on both of the channels in the back, as well as 1/4…
Grace Design model 101 - mooseherman's review
This is a solid-state mic preamp. There is an XLR input and a 1/4" HI-Z input. This unit features the standard XLR and 1/4" outs, as well as an additional TRS output. This is a rackable unit. This is…
Electro-Harmonix 12AY7 Mic Pre - mooseherman's review
This is an analog mic preamp. It's got an XLR input and output, as well as an additional 1/4" output. It's not rackable, and not connectable to a MIDI controller, as it's all analog. It's basically a…
Art Voice Channel - moosers's review
The Art Voice Channel is an all-in-one channel strip and interface, with a built in microphone preamp, equalizer, and preamplifier. In terms of connections, it has an XLR/1/4" input on the front, as…