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I hope this isnt the stupidest question here,but i haee a Sony MD R70 and of course after i bought it i found out that it doesnt have the preamp. So i seen on Sound professionals .com that they had this headphone amp that they said they modified and works as a pre amp on Sony MD's. Did they really do any mods to this headphone amp? Can you buy one w/o the mods and will it works as a pre amp? I forget the name ,but it was ____aroo. I seen the same equivilent at radio shack for 22US bucks. SoundPro was charging around 90 bucks. I'm broke,so that is why I ask. Do many here make thier own mics and is it very hard to make your own? Are my omni mics from Radio Shack worht a damn? I will be recording Melvins type loud ass music,of that helps. Thanks,Rick

I read somewhere about a guy who put his minidisc in his boot and then walked on his toes(i asumme) until he got in the venue and was able to remove it. He said it worked and wasnt that hard to walk and a few practice steps. I beliveve him,but i 'm not sure i would try it. My wife has long dreads,i told her her hair is perfect for mics to get lost in,but she doesnt care for live recrordings much or just the fact that I do it bugs her. oh i meant my ex wife(soon).)