Microphone Preamplifier 501

Ultra High Performance 500 Series Microphone Preamplifier

• Ultra high performance microphone/line/DI preamplifier offers you outstanding signal integrity
• Significantly upgraded version of the award-winning Midas mic amp design gives you the best preamp ever in our 40-year history
• Ultra-low noise octal discrete input transistors provide incredible sonic flexibility and exceptional dynamic control
• Legendary Midas input allows up to +24 dBu signal levels with no pad and gives you our signature soft-clip coloration on overload
• Unique "Warm" feature reconfigures the input stage with a premium input transformer for lower input impedance and authentic vintage sound
• Separate high-performance DI input through secondary rack connector and easy-access front panel switch let you effortlessly change between mic and instrument
• Twin circular 31-segment meters with precision full wave rectifiers for unprecedented visibility into your input and output levels for the ultimate signal monitoring experience
• Stunning looks feature a distinctive fusion of vintage and modern design with anodized fascia, metal controls and 4 genuine gold-plated rings for class-leading style
• Separate discrete transformer and electronically balanced outputs provide a splitter function and give you a choice of sonic character
• High-accuracy Mil-Spec rotary switch gain and output gain trim controls give you a phenomenal combined mic input gain range of -20 dB to +80 dB
• Fully variable high
• • and low-pass wide spectrum filters with independent selection switches let you perfectly sculpt the frequency spectrum to your exact preference
• Front-panel toggle switches for easy-to-use control over input select, filters, +48 V, polarity, output mute and "Warm" mode
• Protective auto-mute feature guards against accidental unwanted noise from input switching in live and studio applications
• Premium quality components throughout, including high-end op-amps, micro melf resistors and discrete FET's, provide you with the highest form of signal integrity
• Designed and engineered in the U.K.

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