----------------------------------- D. M. Gremlin Mon Oct 27, 2003 8:29 pm Re: V67G+3 PreAmps: Mackie XDR, Presonus TubePRE, AudioBuddy ----------------------------------- Hmm... The Layla was at +4. You are correct that the Audiobuddy 1/4" outs are balanced and the Presonus 1/4" outs are unbalanced - although the Presonus unit does have a balanced XLR output, I wasn't using it for these tests. Also, the Mackie does have balanced outputs. I hadn't noticed the noise - one thing I should mention (as you can see by the pictures) I had the preamps all at fairly high levels, since my nylon string is a very very quiet instrument... so perhaps it isn't so noisy at normal operating levels. For example when doing vocals - the level of the preamp needed only to be at about 10:30.