----------------------------------- Mon Oct 27, 2003 4:51 pm Re: V67G+3 PreAmps: Mackie XDR, Presonus TubePRE, AudioBuddy ----------------------------------- Downloaded the clips ok. One thing that struck me was the unusually high noise level on the audiobuddy. It's usually very quiet. I did some research and it appears the 1/4" outputs on the presonus are unbalanced while the audiobuddy are balanced. I believe the mackie outputs are balanced but the specs were a little confusing. I'm wondering what you're input settings were for the Layla: -10dBu or +4dBu. I get much less noise and have to use much less gain with the +4Bu on my Mia. I assume you'd have to use -10dBu for the presonus with unbalanced outputs. Thanks again.