SPL Goldmike 9844 5-stars Reviews

Mic Pre

Sturdy, great looking mic pre which so far I have tried with bass drum and snare. Sounds amazing so far and I feel it still has a huge amount left to offer. Very very happy with this purchase

too good for the price

adds a really nice contrast to my SPL Crimson which has really clean, transparent cleans. This has a lot of warmth to it and will bring any cheap mic to life. Came with a scratch on top but I don't care that much.

It's good. Very good!

I've used this to mic up my pianos, and it produces a lovely clean recording. It has a really nice build quality, and I'm very happy to have picked this. I'll be getting more of then as I expand my studio.

Great for controlling and shaping dynamic vocals.

Made a big positive difference to my vocal recordings in particular.

Great for the prize!! :D

Nice unit for this price

Using this for tracking vocals, guitars, some synths like Kronos. It's not has a lot of "tube" character, but some of this it has. As vocals, as instruments - they all have more power, legibility in the mix. So it's all what I needed when I bought it.

It has nice "flair" button, that intellegently, neatly adding some presence in the signal you record.

It has a small VU-meters, but it's not problem for me.

Good value

Very good pre amp. Especially with my rode classic 1. I also used it with a Sony C48 very good results.

good working tools

good working tools. like it very much

My beloved SPL Goldmike

This is a "must have" item in a medium to large home studio. So I bought a second one.

Perfect tone, transparent preamp, which I extensively use for drum overheads condenser mikes as well as kick and snare dynamic mikes, thanks to the second unit. I also use the TL Audio preamps which bring more color and drive...

Un "must have" dans un home studio moyen-haut de gamme !

Le son est pur, transparent, sans coloration, contrairement à mes TL Audio qui donnent du grain et colorent beaucoup plus.

J'uttilise 1 SPL Goldmike pour la paire de micros statiques AKG-C430 (overhead batterie) et le deuxième SPL GM pour les micros dynamiques de la GC (AKG D-112) et de la CC (SM-57) de la batterie.

Fantastic pre...

This was my first good quality pre amp, and to this day still use it extensively. Fantastic on all sources and the "flair" function is colourful yet delicate and extremely musical. Tubes sound great and are long lasting and to top it off the finish is superb.

Good performance for good price.

Hi. I am a professional musician in TURKEY. I have a recording music studio. I uses some preamps on my studio. Gold Mike is great preamp for guitar and overheads.

Pro studio use. Used on vocals, guitars and overheads.

Really great tube sounding, no muddiness as some other pres introduce. Although it's a hybrid pre (solid state and tube), it really has a nice sound. The Flair option is a really cool one, getting a smooth brightness and presence to make the instrument come out in the mix.

VU meter's a little small but looks cool. The design of the pre is really cool if you dig some vintage and analog hardware.

Tested with SM 57, Sontronics STC-1, Schoeps MK, AKG P220. Tested on a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20.

The only downside is that it came in a box with little protection.

Bottom line, I like a lot this preamp.

Very good Value

Have this for ages and will never sell it.

I have since bought pre amps by GML and focusrite but I still love and use this on several sources. Highly recommended.

Great Preamp for this price

I use pre73, bluetube, SP-vtb1, art pro mpa vs. before Goldmike. SPL has a great sound like hi-end pres when we compare it with other pres at this price (more noiseless, more open and detail sound, more transparent.). It has a hybrid form and it's tube warmth; like a "taste". The warmth isn't very pronounced, sound is very clear like a avalon-great river solid pres :) I like its sound with my JZ v11, nt5-MP (for inst.) and sE z3300a (for vocals). Thanks for everything...

Stunning value for money.

This Preamp is silky smooth, very low noise, very warm and is superb value for money. I've used preamps that cost 3 times what this does and the difference is minimal. Have used this loads on vocals, stereo keyboards, guitar, bass and more. Can't recommend it enough.

Very nice preamp

This is a very nice preamp that lends a clean, lovely focus to a signal. I got wonderful results with this preamp recording double bass with a Neumann TLM 103, also recorded some crisp, clean acoustic guitar with it.

Great product for the price.

Excellent

I'm very pleased with the SPL Goldmic for many reasons, not just the superb sound. The build quality is excellent. The slightly over sized dials on the front feel great and are easy to use. The pad button was very useful for use on drum overheads.

So far I've used it on drum overheads (using the recorderman set up), several amps, vocals and percussion instruments and it has performed fantastically well on every task.

The gain stage is crystal clear and there's very low noise. It's incredibly easy to set up straight out of the box and start making your recordings sound great.

I've so far used it with a pair of oktava mk 012 mics that I used on a drum tracking session and the sound was amazing, a great stereo image, lots of pristine highs that weren't harsh and a lovely bottom end that wasn't muddy. The vocal sound with a Rode NT2 was warm and needed very little EQ to fit it into a mix.

I would definitely recommend it and will soon be adding another into my studio.

One thing worth noticing is that there's no instrument input which if you are a home recording enthusiast you might want to consider but honestly this sounds so good I'd go for it anyway.

SPL Goldmike 9844

What do you expect from a pre-amp? This depends on what job you are doing. In my case it must be ABSOLUTELY bright and clear. I'm using it primarily for LIVE sound (not studio). The problem I've had (for nearly 16 years) is that everything tended to either fail to cut enough low frequency, or sounded too dark at the top end. I've only recently found a microphone that cuts enough low (to eliminate proximity effect with a gentle slope of 4dB per octave from 500Hz), unfortunately it also has to cut the level by 14dB because of limited options with the microphone. This is where the Goldmike comes in. I've found that the pointer knob setting at 33, just below 12 o'clock, boosts the signal up to line level, so I can back off the input channel gain without any noticeable valve distortion from the pre-amp. The "Flair" option gives an added presence boost which is most welcome. Wow! So far I've only had this set-up a few weeks, but it is the best and liveliest sparkling sound I've ever achieved!

Rich Tones Surprise and Delight

A richness of tone leaves this pre-amp head and shoulders above the competition. The FLAIR button does wonderful things for the timbre and nuances of the voice, and overdriven offers a considerable degree of warmth to the performance

Spl goldmike 9844

Good audio fidelity.. Warm and open sound.. Really worth every penny spent.. But I wish the meters could be bigger.. The flair switch is very handy.. Boost the presence range.. Love the gold colour.. Makes my rack look more interesting