GEAR REVIEW
NEW MICROPHONE PREAMP BY HOSA | Eric Dahl
KEY FEATURES
• In-line design
• 48V phantom powered
• + 26dB of Gain
• Better audio quality
• For Dynamic & Ribbon mics
Vintage and new microphones are fun and affordable ( in some cases ) to collect and use in live and recording situations . The challenge is that many of them are output anemic and require more juice from the mixer board or some kind of preamp to boost the signal . And as all of us know at some point increasing the mics output will also add noise , artifacts , and distortion to the audio chain .
Hosa constructed the MPA-149 for FET circuitry and a discrete Class-A circuit to avoid cluttering up the audio path and keeping the noise to a minimum . Keep in mind that the mixer that you use for this must have the 48V phantom power option to power the MPA-149 and that this power will not be passed on to your microphone . I found the best way to test it and use the Hosa Microphone Preamp is to test your microphone without having it in the chain , then add the MPA-149 in between your mic and XLR cable .
I could definitely tell a noticeable difference with the Mic Preamp plugged in . The street price for the Hosa MPA-149 Microphone Preamp is only $ 87.95 and it includes a velvet carrying bag to protect it when not in use or traveling to a venue . This in-line Preamp is small and powerful and works great for podcasters , streamers and of course musicians . The MPA-149 is simple , efficient and delivers more than many preamps that are much larger and more expensive . Don ’ t relegate your favorite microphones to a drawer or mic case in the garage . Team Hosa has developed a practical audio tool that will breathe new life into low output microphones like never before !
Street $ 87.95 www . HosaTech . com
Meet the Hosa new MPA-149 Microphone Preamp . When [ WM ] Worship Musician received the preamp for review , I thought they forgot to pack the box with the actual preamp unit because it was so light and small . What looks like an XLR coupler is in fact a wellengineered Microphone Preamp delivering + 26dB of gain in an in-line mic preamp configuration . It is designed to increase the output of passive ribbon mics and lower output dynamic microphones .
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