Golden Age Project Pre573 MK2 Vintage 1073 Style 500 Series Mic Preamp
Feature
-.Single channel vintage style microphone, line and instrument preamplifier
-.Microphone and line input and the line output are transformer balanced, using two different transformers, each one optimized for its purpose
-.Total gain range from -15 to +80 dB; enough mic gain to handle passive ribbon mics with quiet sound sources
-.Selectable AIR equalizer adds a small boost above 10 kHz
-.Insert jack for inserting Golden Age Project 500 Series effect units
Product Description
The goal for a 500-series product is to combine the power of major stand-alone components with the convenience of a smaller uniform size, fitting into the lunchbox design originated by API, placing multiple major components, side-by-side, into a box taking up 4 rackspaces on a rack or separate 500 series box, containing one power supply for all.Golden Ages goal has been to bring the high standard and craftmanship of vintage components into a more affordable design. The result is offering you the sound quality and feel of components like the 1073 channel while saving you enough money to buy more Golden Age quality modules to make your studio the world-class facility it deserves to be. The Pre-573 is a one-channel preamp modeled after the 1073, with close attention painstakingly paid to authentically reproducing the signal path and design, using the assembly processes and internal components that made the original as great as it is. The outputs are balanced with two separate transformers that treat the signals as the unique input personalities that they are, both mic and line.The genuine personality of the warm, solid and beautifully imperfect analog sounds come through like the pre-digital age channel did when it was used in the recordings you grew up with real human voices, acoustic drums and guitars get to show off the character they possess, taking advantage of the headroom and sweetness only the 1073 could give you.FEATURES:Vintage Style electronics. No integrated circuits in the signal path.Transformer-balanced fully floating output drives 600 ohms to about 28 dBu.Maximum mic input is 80 dB, enough for passive ribbon mics and quiet sources.The total gain range goes from -15 to +80 dB. Turn switch handles 10 70 dB rangeToggle switch selects an additional 5 or 10 dB gain.Switchable impedance on the mic input, 1200 or 300 ohmsInput switches to line level, lowering aproximately 25 dB, increasing impedanceSwitchable phantom power with a LED indicator.Hi