Best preamp for MA200 mic?

[jlaudon]

I just bought a Mojave Audio MA-200, and am now looking for a preamp. My budget is between 600-800 bucks. These are the preamps I've been looking at -

UA 710 Twin-finity (this one seems very attractive)
Summit Audio 2BA-221 (this one has reviews with people who use the MA-200, and they love it)
Grace Design 101
UA Solo 610
Focusrite ISA One

Does anyone have any thoughts about what sounds good with the MA-200 (Vocals, acoustic guitar mainly)? I have a dbx 376, but am not all that thrilled with it. I'm borrowing a friend's Neve preamp/eq and a Urei LA-4 for now.

Thanks.

[BradLyons]

I'm a big fan of how the MA200 matches up with the Focusrite ISA220/430mkII, so I'd have to vote for the ISA One. Nothing against those other pres, they're excellent----but there really is something magical between the Mojave and the Focusrite. I felt the same way about the Soundelux U99 before that went away.

[jlaudon]

Well, I ended up getting a used SSL Alpha Channel on eBay (love the AD converter) for about 800 bucks. I'll let u know how it sounds with the MA200 when it arrives. I've noticed a couple Focusrite ISA 4 channel preamps with AD going for around 1100 bucks. This seems like it might be a good deal as well.