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Old 01-06-2012, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Gazzamundo View Post
Hey Doug, someone's gotta buy this stuff, else UA, Focusrite, Black Lion etc will all go out of business... we gotta do our bit to turn this recession round!
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Given that it's your patriotic duty :-) and you really want something better, I'd switch my advice a bit. IF you want to buy a better preamp, I'd try to hold out for something truly good, not some midrange kind of thing. Questions of "will it make a difference" aside, a high quality piece of gear, like a Great River, etc, will hold it's value, and never go out of date. I can probably sell my GR for at least what I paid for it, and more importantly, I'll never want to sell it. Fads will come and go, but that preamp will last for life. The mid tier stuff, M-Audio, etc, ends up going cheap on ebay, and you've just thrown away your money when you feel the "urge" to upgrade again. If you're going to upgrade, do it once.
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