ART MPA Gold 2 Channel Mic Pre

[vladshap]

I've been looking into buying a pre amp, and since I can't afford to dish out so much money on a more expensive one, I was wondering if anyone has ever used the ART MPA pre, or has one. I KNOW that ART is not really a good company, but someone said that if you buy the pre and change the tubes out, it doesn't sound to bad.

Is this a waste of time, and should I just save up for FMR RNP? or what. Any thoughts, comments.

Thank you.

[SatelliteNine]

ART is kind of cheap on the whole, but their MPA Gold, ProVLA, and ProChannel are all quite good.

[Dickie Fredericks]

Originally Posted by SatelliteNine

ART is kind of cheap on the whole, but their MPA Gold, ProVLA, and ProChannel are all quite good.

I certainly agree. I have a dual MP here that I use to DI bass guitar. It sounds pretty good.

I think the RNP is miles better though.

[vladshap]

Originally Posted by Dickie Fredericks

I certainly agree. I have a dual MP here that I use to DI bass guitar. It sounds pretty good.

I think the RNP is miles better though.

So instead of paying 300 for the MPA + Tube upgrades, I should save up for the RNP? It would probably pay off in the long run.

[Dickie Fredericks]

Originally Posted by vladshap

So instead of paying 300 for the MPA + Tube upgrades, I should save up for the RNP? It would probably pay off in the long run.

Yup. The RNP is a Really Nice Preamp LOL

They dont call it that for nothing.

Dont get me wrong I have the Dual MP here and it has its uses.

[SatelliteNine]

the RNP is definately better than the dual MP, if you look at the 3 art products I recomment, none of their 1U rack gear is on the list. The 2U, 2 Channel Gold MP I would put up against the RNP. Very different flavours, but I'd rank them close on the quality scale.