A while back I wrote a Sound Devices Mixpre 6 review for The Audio Spotlight. Check it out if you haven’t read it, most of it is still applicable. I have since sold my 6 and replaced it with a 10T, but neither got as much use as my main recorder which is the Sound Devices 633. I primarily got the Mixpres as backups or in case I needed more channels, but after a while I realized that their drawbacks outweighed the advantages so I slowly gave up on them.

For example, on my trips to Gabon and Ethiopia I often required a second rig, but instead of using the Mixpre I plugged the original Mixpre-D into a Sony PCM D100 or M10. This was a bit clunkier than the new Mixpres but far more reliable. At any rate, here’s an update to my original review: