Which preamp to buy?

[Jev96]

Hey guys, I want to get the Rode NT 1A bundle mic with a boom arm, just not sure what pre amp to get, I see behringer everywhere but there are a few bad reviews on amazon saying there's a bad hissing noise, and on the uphoria model it's not got one 5 star. need it to be around £50, so about $70 dollars. In a perfect world I wanna be able to hook my Steelseries H wireless up to the pre amp so I can get audio feedback and I can hear myself, that's not a necessity as there will probably be input lag, but would be really good to have, as sometimes I talk too loud and don't realise haha. Thanks guys.

[RevoltTrain]

My two recommendations are the Blue Icicle ($35 USD) or the Alesis MultiMix4 ($65 USD)

[ShadowCaptain]

I am using a behringer mixer/amp, its fine so far, though I have not used XLR with it yet

 

the blue icicle could be a good option if you dont need anything complicated

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Microphones-XLR-USB-Microphone-Condenser/dp/B001EW5YQS/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1420470593&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=blue+icixle

 

What is the mic for?

 

if its voice work, I would look into the Rode Procaster

[Jev96]

It's for streaming, and the Procaster looks sweet, think they both need phantom power though, and I'd prefer to use a pre amp and not the icicle 

[Jev96]

Ah! I just really don't know which mic to get! It has to have no background noise, I want it with a boom arm, and a pre amp so I can control the sounds easily! So confused on which one to get, they all look good