which mic pres don't clip?

[versuviusx]

hi i was wondering if anyone knew of serveral mics pres that can't be clipped. let me know.

[mikedaul]

I would guess that the earthworks pre would be hard to clip (although I've never used one, so I can't say for sure):
http://earthworksaudio.com/preamps.html

Also, I bet the prismsound stuff is clean as a whistle at high gain:
http://www.prismsound.com/psmma4.htm

[kayagum]

On the less esoteric side of things, the Aphex 207 has a hard limiter.

http://aphex.com/207.htm

I wish I had one at my live recording gig last week- would have helped!

[Family Hoof]

Every mic pre will clip the signal if this input signal exceeds its max headroom. I would say look for a mic pre that has a headroom of +27dBu or greater and also includes pads and/or variable input sensitivity and you'll be in good shape.