I have seen several references to the quality of the preamps. Assuming a good mic, will the quality be noticeable worse than a dedicated preamp?
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My experience has been that the preamps are fine -- I've had greater issues with dedicated preamps than the onboard ones.
1319968
technically yes but i highly recommend investing in the TC 753LC instead. for about 10 dollars more you get a volume control and "aux in". the importance of the aux in here is that it has less boost and more cut. the preamp alone is not made for computing and anything but a record player. so basically that AUX in will be better for any recording equipment around 1980 or sooner, especially with Sony. Computers era vista-windows7-windows 8 benefit from that AUX In small boost or cut bc they have a high output to begin.
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Its not as good as a studio mic but magnitudes better than the phone mic. I would not trust it to get a live gig without input gain controls. Use good software to record with that has eq and gain controls. I use the paid version of Hi-Q MP3 rec for Android and its decent. Then run it through Audacity.
925652
I would not rely on this mic for a high quality recording, or even a decent recording. Especially not for micing amplifiers or acoustic instruments. Get a cheap MXL condenser mic.
2200197
You need a good bit of gain, no matter how you get it. I run mine through a 14 channel mackie mixer with sound gates, processors. etc. That's all optional, any mixer should provide enough gain. Do not use phantom power, will destroy mic. If you have a mixer with at least 60 gain you'll be straight. I've never run it through a PC, so I'm not sure in that end. You just need some gain bud. A beautiful mic. You'll enjoy it.
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Hi, yes because you have a separate input for the mic and also volume control for it. As with all line 6 stuff it sounds very good, you have to pay attention if you are using highly distorted models on the guitar because (as in 'real life' you can get a bit of hiss - just use the noise gate) hope that helps. No issues with the mic, depending on what else you are doing it has its own menus and settings, some of which are preset and some are very tweakable, if you sound bad it'll be your voice, not the amp ;0)
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I've used it for rock concerts and it was excellent. The mics can be positioned in any way you like to make it less omni. While audience noises are a drag, when the music is loud it pretty much covers it. What you get then is very clean sound and excellent stereo imaging. Sure, recording with a mic pre amp and better mics will make it that much better, but my guess is you want to know how it does by itself. It does very well. Also quite excellent for recording personal guitar, piano, organ drums, whatever. And singing. Sounds great on voice.
634804
If the sensitivity is above ~86 or so you should be OK. I am driving a pair of Sentry 100A which have a sensitivity of 92db. They make plenty of sound and sound quite good even without a good preamp (e.g. a smartphone input).
435249
I wouldn't get the Klipsch due to the low quality of the preamp. Within months I started getting a popping/hissing and sometimes cutting out of the sound in one channel or the other. Turning the volume dial back and forth would resolve the problem, for maybe 15 minutes. Then over months, the subwoofer slowly got quieter. Turning the sub all the way up and I could barely hear it. I just dumped my ProMedia 2.1 in the trash. Never heard the z623, but it couldn't be worse than the ProMedia 2.1. I now went with Micca MB42X speakers and a Lepai LP-2020A+ amp. Sound quality is MUCH better, not so "forward" and tiring to listen to like the ProMedia 2.1. I wouldn't get the Klipsch due to the low quality of the preamp. Within months I started getting a popping/hissing and sometimes cutting out of the sound in one channel or the other. Turning the volume dial back and forth would resolve the problem, for maybe 15 minutes. Then over months, the subwoofer slowly got quieter. Turning the sub all the way up and I could barely hear it. I just dumped my ProMedia 2.1 in the trash. Never heard the z623, but it couldn't be worse than the ProMedia 2.1. I now went with Micca MB42X speakers and a Lepai LP-2020A+ amp. Sound quality is MUCH better, not so... » Read More I wouldn't get the Klipsch due to the low quality of the preamp. Within months I started getting a popping/hissing and sometimes cutting out of the sound in one channel or the other. Turning the volume dial back and forth would resolve the problem, for maybe 15 minutes. Then over months, the subwoofer slowly got quieter. Turning the sub all the way up and I could barely hear it. I just dumped my ProMedia 2.1 in the trash. Never heard the z623, but it couldn't be worse than the ProMedia 2.1. I now went with Micca MB42X speakers and a Lepai LP-2020A+ amp. Sound quality is MUCH better, not so "forward" and tiring to listen to like the ProMedia 2.1. « Show Less
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Recording quality for me has been excellent. I use an external mic for voice work for audio-books. Haven't used the internal, built-in mics much, so I can't speak to their recording quality.
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I'd like to combine the previous two replies ... You can use the internal pres and phantom, they sound decent on their own. But if you want more tone shaping options, you can also use an external pre (and/or compressor, etc).
1665843
If you will be singing loud male vocal, you can get right up on the mic with no chance of overloading the mic. Under those conditions, you should be fine.. Other than that, if you need more gain, get a better preamp. The money you save by buying this mic should go toward a good quality, high output preamp. This mic, at about $350 can go toe to toe with mics costing $3000, and in may cases, blow them away.
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That's funny, cos in spite of what Mister Turbation has stated, plugging a mic directly into mine works great. I'll plug a mic into a GUITAR amp, cos it sounds better that way for the trashy 60s garage/punk alternative type of stuff we do, and this works on THAT, even. Clean channel only of course...I don't think there's anything that could keep a mic from howling were it plugged into an amp's dirty channel...Now I'm no sound man, so maybe the intended purpose wasn't to plug mics directly in, but I didn't know that. But even pushing my luck with it that way still works.
1960229
This isn't the best of quality mic. Phantom power may have something to do with it. Are you using it for video in camera recording? If so don't record in camera alway use external recorders. I have this mic, I don't totally hate it but I know a better quality mic would get me better sound but for the price I paid for this I'm not mad...
201781
Hm, probably not too well. This microphone is designed as a mic for a tuner. It works great to plug directly into a tuner. it's OKAY to use as a contact microphone for amplification if you don't have any other options. I purchased it as a backup for just in case my classical guitar pickup goes out during the middle of a gig and I need amplification. The sound you'll get out of it is not very good, because isn't designed for that. But with a lot of EQ work, you can still get a decent sound at a very cheap price. I recommend keep looking around for a better mic for your bass, but if you have a little extra cash lying around, then it's definitely worth picking this one up to have a mediocre spare and just to see how it works.
358649
Not at all.. I bought these Mics knowing the reputation of AKG. They held up to there name, they are terrible Mics. Return em and save yourself time and hassle and buy SHURE.
1960503
It has a "3/4 jack input, and anything that is plugged through it may be amplified. It doesn't have a spot for the standardized mic cable but they do sell cables that can hook a mic to "3/4. I'm not sure if it would sound as good since that's not the standard they use, but I'd have no way of knowing or guessing.