Re: Homebuilt mic pre

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Iain Churches wrote:

"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
Chris Hornbeck wrote:
Bret Ludwig wrote:

I've thought about doing a spot of recording and am thinking of
building a mic pre. I want to buy an input transformer and use a hi-Z
output because I will be recording directly (short cable) to a mono
pro tape machine. Any thoughts as to which is the better transformer
and whether a triode, pentode, or FET circuit might be better? I will
be using a Royer SF-1 as it is the only really good mic I own.

WRT transformers, in America there's Jensen, and then there's
everything else. For real fidelity, accept nothing less.

And in Europe, there's Lundahl.

Anything other than those two for high performance applications is
pretty
much a waste of time.


Graham. For Europe, two names are missing.
Sowter (UK) and Welter in Germany.
Both are excellent.

Sowter are quite good but not really in the same league IMHO. I don't know
Welter.

Graham

Also worth trying.... if Beyerdynamic are still supplying miniature, canned
mic transformers. They used to have a good variety in the '80s. I used one
type to raise 37Ohm ribbon to 200Ohm source. And small enough to fit in an
XLR barrel.
Jim


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