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Golden Age Project PRE-73 PREMIER 1-Channel Vintage Style Microphone Preamplifier, 14dB Output Pad
SKU: GAPRE73PREMR MFR: PRE73PREMIER
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- Get pristine sound with this vintage-style microphone preamplifier for recording.
- Enjoy up to 80 dB of gain, perfect for dynamic and ribbon microphones in your studio.
- Selectable impedance ensures optimal matching for various microphones, enhancing clarity.
- Use the switchable high pass filter to eliminate unwanted low-frequency rumble at 80/200Hz.
- The 14dB output pad prevents clipping, ensuring clean recordings even with loud sources.
- Switchable Air EQ boosts at 3 or 6 dB, adding a bright, open character to your tracks.
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About Golden Age Project PRE-73 PREMIER
An embodiment of classic audio engineering, the PRE-73 PREMIER 1-Channel Vintage Style Microphone Preamplifier is a testament to the enduring quality of vintage-style sound. This professional-grade preamplifier boasts a pure, discrete component signal path, eschewing integrated circuits in favor of resistors, capacitors, and transistors for an authentic, high-quality audio experience.
The PRE-73 PREMIER's input and output are meticulously transformer balanced, utilizing two distinct transformers that have been individually optimized for their respective roles. This meticulous design choice ensures pristine signal integrity and contributes to the preamplifier's durable and reliable performance.
Drawing inspiration from the iconic 1073 module, the PRE-73 PREMIER replicates the revered preamp section, delivering a sound character that is at once warm, punchy, sweet, and musical. This sought-after sonic signature has graced countless recordings over the years, offering a versatile palette that excels across a wide array of sound sources and musical genres.
Equipped with a 14dB output pad, the PRE-73 PREMIER provides additional control for managing input levels, making it ideal for capturing the nuances of instruments with weaker signals, such as acoustic guitars or pianos. Its compatibility with both XLR and 1/4" inputs further enhances its versatility, allowing seamless integration with a multitude of microphones and audio devices.
Whether used in a recording studio, during a live performance, or as part of a sound reinforcement system, the PRE-73 PREMIER stands as a reliable choice for audio professionals and enthusiasts who demand the highest quality and a touch of vintage charm. Experience the essence of classic sound with the PRE-73 PREMIER, now accessible to a broader range of audio connoisseurs.
Golden Age Project PRE-73 PREMIER Features
- Vintage Style electronics. No integrated circuits in the signal path
- Maximum gain in mic mode is 80 dB, enough to handle passive ribbon mics with quiet sound sources
- Gain switch range is 20 - 80 dB. Line mode switch, gain is reduced by 30 dB in line mode
- Selectable two position high frequency air eq boost mode, 3 or 6 dB at 30 kHz
- Selectable 6 dB/octave high pass filter at around 80 Hz (HP1) or 200 Hz (HP2)
- 14 dB output pad allowing the user to overdrive the output stage and transformer
- Switchable impedance in mic mode, 1200 or 300 Ohm, will change the tone of most mics. The input impedance in line mode is 10 kOhm
- Switchable phantom power and absolute phase
- A high-impedance instrument input for any sound module, electric guitar or bass
- A simple but effective 4-step LED output level meter
- The output level control makes it possible to make fine gain adjustments and also to overload the main gain stage(s) for more character
- Combo XLR/TRS input jack and separate output XLR and TRS jacks for flexible connections
- Insert jack for inserting EQ's and other units
- Selectable 600 Ohm output termination
- Classic style knobs and buttons
- Prepared for mounting one or two units in the UNITE PREMIER rack kit. it can also be mounted in one of the other UNITE rack kits and combined -with the red and black Golden Age Project products
- Connector free internal wiring, all connections except the ones to the gain switch -are soldered for the purest signal and most long-term stable signal path
- UK made Carnhill input and line output transformers
- Polystyrene capacitors in the amplifier circuits
- Tantalum capacitors in the signal path
- Beefed up power supply
- Sturdy toggle switches with gold plated contacts
- External power supply to avoid interaction with the audio circuits and transformers
- A solid build quality that will last many years of normal use