blue tube dm pre or behringer ultragain t1953?

[julio g.]

Which tube pre is better from these 2? ALSO IS INTRUMENT INPUT THE SAMETHING AS LINE INPUT? tHE BEHRINGER HAS MIC AND LINE INPUTS. tHE PRE SONUS HAS MIC AND INSTRUMENT INPUTS. dOES THIS MEAN THE SAME THING? or are they diffrent impedance? Thanks......

 

[ALLEYCAT]

On the Presonus the mic and instrument inputs are different because the instrument input uses 1/4 cable while the mic uses a xlr, hopefully you are not using a mic that has a 1/4 cable. hope this helps a little.

 

[julio g.]

Do you have one of these, and if so how is it working for you?

 

[ALLEYCAT]

I use the presonus pre amp,its pretty decent,i dont use it all the time though ,it kinda depends on the vocal strength of the artist that im recording.

 

[CHARLIEPLATNUM]

Which tube pre is better from these 2? ALSO IS INTRUMENT INPUT THE SAMETHING AS LINE INPUT? tHE BEHRINGER HAS MIC AND LINE INPUTS. tHE PRE SONUS HAS MIC AND INSTRUMENT INPUTS. dOES THIS MEAN THE SAME THING? or are they diffrent impedance? Thanks......

I have the Ultragain 1953, and I think line and instrument inputs are the same. On the ULTRA gain all inputs and outputs are balanced, it's 2 channel (so is the presonus) and it has 2 visible 12AX7 tubes (I think the presonus only has 1 I could be wrong) As far as sound, the Ultra gain is nice. I'm using it with a Bheringer B-1 condenser right now....so I imagine it would sound even better with a high-end mic. When I upgrade my mic, I will install 2 groove tubes to replace the tubes it came with. I was told this was another inexspensive way to improve the sound. The Ultragain is rack size and has more twaekable features, where the blue tube is to small for rack installation and doesn't offer much as far as tweaking goes.