Matching Mics and Preamps
I get asked "which pre-amp should I buy" a few times a week at least. To put to rest the technical side of this conversation I wrote a Microphone to pre-amp matching article for Issue 117 of Audio Technology which includes an online calculator where you can input key technical specifications of both Mics and pre-amps and the calculator will reveal whether they match well (technically)......Use the links below to open the article.....hope this helps.
Matching Microphones and Preamps article
Microphone to Preamp Matching Calculator calculator