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Does an $800 Made in the USA preamp perform well? It has 70dB of gain, a variable high pass filter, a noise floor comparable to interfaces that have an EIN of ~ -127dBA, and it's built like a tank. It performs very well, but is it worth it for the price?
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00:00 - Intro / Pricing
00:27 - What’s in the Box
00:43 - Build Quality
01:18 - Walkthrough
02:06 - Specifications
02:48 - Shure SM7b Mic Test (No Cloudlifter or Fethead)
04:00 - Preamp vs. Interface Preamp
04:58 - High Pass Filter Demo
05:41 - Phase Invert, Pad, and +48v Implementation
06:27 - Music Test (Drum Machine, Electric Guitar, D.I. Bass, D.I. Acoustic)
09:06 - Pros & Cons
10:37 - What Does it Offer?
11:32 - Recommendation
13:55 - Outro