Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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HQ Audio Of Review: podcastage.com/rev/tubeprev2
Video: youtu.be/TrKg-189ifE

Today I walkthrough, explain, test and review the relatively affordable tube microphone preamp; the Presonus TubePre V2. With this preamp you're getting +65dB of gain with a quoted EIN of -131dBu A-Weighted which is pretty darn good. You're also getting a drive dial which allows you to full on distort your audio input which can be incredibly fun.

Buy the Presonus Tube Pre V2 (Affiliate Links)
Amazon: geni.us/tubeprev2
Sweetwater: sweetwater.sjv.io/tubeprev2

Buy the Focusrite 2i2 (3rd Gen)- Same Performance as 18i20 (Affiliate Link)
Amazon: geni.us/2i32rd
Sweetwater: imp.i114863.net/k6g4d
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Thomann: thomann.de/intl/focusrite_scarlett_2i2_3rd_gen.htm?offid=1&affid=2060


00:00 - Intro / Pricing
00:27 - What’s in the Box
00:42 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:50 - Specifications
02:52 - Shure SM7b Mic Test (No Cloudlifter or Fethead)
03:18 - Preamp vs. Interface Preamp
04:13 - Drive / Distortion Demo
05:25 - High Pass Filter Demo
06:00 - Music Test
09:04 - Pros & Cons
10:30 - Opinion on Pre
11:14 - Recommendation
12:35 - Outro

#Budget #PreampReview #AnalogGear


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