[Scott Dorsey]

Barry B wrote:
What I want -=20

More channels of high quality mic preamps, above all.=20
The ability to get all of those channels simultaneously through high qualit=
y conversion by an interface.=20

Buy a used RME ADI-8. The thing is really very surprisingly good. You
won't have to worry about the shortage of AKM parts that is holding up
a lot of new converters. It's not fashionable because it doesn't go above
48 ksamp/sec.

Right now you have two channels of good preamp. Use whatever money you
have left to buy some Millennia HV-3 preamps. Again, they can be found
used, and 20-year-old ones are just as good as new ones. They are all
excellent.

Get standalone preamps and standalone converters and so when you want to
upgrade them LATER, you can do it a piece at a time. Don't get an all-in-one
box, if only because you'll have to upgrade it all at once.

Your budget will get you an ADI-8 and two channels of HV-3, which gives you
four microphone channels total. You can add on to that later.
--scott

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