Which Warm Audio microphone preamp should I buy: the Lifter or the WA273-EQ?

The Warm Audio Lifter is an inline active microphone preamp, with a supplied best new price of £152. It’s the one to investigate if you’re looking to add an inline preamp to an existing microphone signal chain; check compatibility with your microphone and recording input before buying.

The Warm Audio WA273-EQ is a two-channel microphone preamp with EQ, with a supplied best new price of £1,165. It makes more sense if your shopping list calls for two preamp channels and equalisation rather than an inline unit.

Neither is automatically the better buy. Match the format and features to the job first; the supplied details alone don’t establish how either sounds or performs with your particular microphone.