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A-Designs
A Designs offers five new single channel mic pre's for the 500 series. Chose from the P-1, the EM Silver, the EM Gold, the EM Red, and the EM Blue.Website: A-Designs -
ART (Applied Research Technology
Applied Research and Technology has many affordable single channel mic pres, including the Tube Mp (in many variations), the Tube Pac (combination mic pre/compressor), and the Pro Channel (combination mic pre/compressor/eq).Website: ART (Applied Research Technology -
Avalon Design
Avalon Design offers the M5 pure Class-A preamp with the combined technologies of low ratio transformer balanced inputs coupled with high-voltage cascade FET twin bipolar discrete Class-A amplifiers.Website: Avalon Design -
Blue Microphones
Robbie is Blue Microphone's single channel Class-A discrete tube microphone and instrument preamplifier. It is an example of simplicity of design and purity of sound.Website: Blue Microphones -
Chandler Limited
The Germanium preamp/DI and the Germanium 500 are two single channel mic pre offerings from Chandler Limited. The Germanium 500 is a 500-series compatible Germanium preamp. The Germanium preamp/DI is Chandler's warmest, most organic, vintage sounding preamp yet.Website: Chandler Limited -
Focusrite
Focusrite has a variety of single channel mic pre's to suit your needs, from the Liquid Channel to the TrakMaster Pro, ISA One, and the Red 1.Website: Focusrite -
GML (George Massemburg Labs)
The GML 2032, from George Massenburg Labs, is a one channel, multi-input, mic pre, filter, and parametric equalizer. Incorporating the renowned 8300 preamplifier and reference-standard 8200 equalizer, the Model 2032 inherits over thirty years of GML engineering excellence. This transparent Clas-A discrete design with internal supply delivers reliability, musicality and precision.
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Grace Design
The Grace Design M101 is a high-end mic preamplifier with a price that makes it available to the masses. Consider the new audio signal path with 0.5% precision metal film resistors, 12 position gold plated rotary gain switch, a built-in universal AC input module, and an exclusive RIBBON mic mode.Website: Grace Design -
Great River
The ME-1NV single channel mic pre modernizes British design. This desktop/rackable preamp offers the ability to fine-tune gain effects like the 1970's ers 1073's. Website: Great River -
Groove Tubes
Groove Tubes offers two fine single channel microphone preamplifier's. The Brick is a tube mic pre for the studio with Phantom power, and true transformer output, plus an available gain of +55db. The ViPRE is an award winning all tube mic preamp with unique and meaningful features that no other preamp offers. Eight-tubes, fully-differential (balanced) signal path with 75dB total gain via precision 1dB and 5dB stepped attenuators, four variable transformer impedances PLUS two balanced-bridged inputs, five variable rise-time settings, precise VU meter with five viewing options, separate +4dB and -10dB transformer outputs, microphone and +4dB line level balanced inputs.Website: Groove Tubes -
Manley Labs
The Manley all-tube mono microphone preamp is primarily intended for use with modern capacitor (condenser) microphones. Now, 40 to 60 dB of gain, enough for most ribbon mics, are selectable in precise 5dB steps by varying the amount of overall negative feedback on the GAIN switch. This is allows you to change the slew rate (speed), placement, and tonal balance of the sound from mellow and "tubey-er" through to faster, punchier and more aggressive. Website: Manley Labs -
Presonus
The TubePRE is the highest quality vacuum tube preamp in its class. Loaded with PreSonus award winning dual servo preamplifier, the TubePre affordably delivers low noise tube warmth for vocals, guitars, bass guitars, synths and sound modules.
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Rane
The Rane MS 1b Mic Stage preamplifier provides the answer when you need just one microphone input in an otherwise line-level world.Website: Rane -
Samson Audio
A true tube pre-amp that provides pure signal and silky sound. It features variable gain and variable tube process saturation for adding harmonics. Regardless of which mic you use, it will maintain detail and transparency.Website: Samson Audio -
SSL (Solid State Logic)
The X Logic X-Rack mic/amp module offers a pure and versatile input section with a choice of three separate input amplifiers; Mic amp, front panel Instrument input or Line input. Designed for transparency and versatility with a set of High and Low Pass Filters, phase reverse and everything you need from a very classy workhorse.Website: SSL (Solid State Logic) -
Studio Projects
The Studio Projects VTB-1 is the ultimate in low cost mic preamplifier technology. Incorporating true class A/B switching, the VTB-1 is a totally discrete circuit. Unique to the VTB-1 is the "Tube Drive". The Tube Drive is a variable drive to a 12AX7, that allows the user to blend as little, or as much of the Tube Drive they want. Website: Studio Projects -
Summit Audio Inc.
The 2BA-221 mic and line module features Summit Audio's remarkable continuously variable impedance microphone preamp. With microphone level, line level, and Hi-Z instrument inputs, the 2BA-221 utilizes separate and individually controlled solid state input controls to mix the microphone input with the Hi-Z or line input into the variable vacuum tube output. Using the variable mic impedance and variable solid state and tube stages gives you unprecedented sonic control of anything you throw at it, be it mic level, line level, or instrument level.Website: Summit Audio Inc. -
True Systems
The P-SOLO is a single channel version of the acclaimed TRUE Systems’ family of microphone/instrument preamps. The P-SOLO uses the same design and sound of the TRUE Systems Precision 8 and P2 Analog preamps.Website: True Systems -
Universal Audio
The SOLO/610 delivers the classic Putnam 610 console sound to the single channel format in a rugged, highly versatile form factor, at a price every project studio can afford. The all-tube SOLO/610 provides the silky vintage warmth of the original UA 610 console used by artists ranging from Sinatra to Van Halen. The SOLO/110 brings the "ultra fidelity" and tonal variety of UA's flagship Precision 110 series mic preamplifiers to the single channel format in a rugged, highly versatile form factor at a price every project studio can afford. The Class A Precision SOLO/110 delivers uncompromisable dynamics and clarity while still sounding warm and friendly with an all-discrete, class-A, direct-coupled circuit path.Website: Universal Audio -
Vintech Audio
The Vintech X73 is a Class A, all discrete, transformer balanced microphone preamplifier with equalizer. It is built with the same circuit design and components as the classic Neve 1073 module. The X73i features the same Class A mic pre as the X73 with all of the same eq parameters plus additional mid range frequencies, selectable input impedance, 1/4 inch D.I. on front panel, transformer balanced mic and line inputs, phase reverse, phantom power switch, eq switch, 70db of gain, quality Grayhill rotary switches, custom machined aluminum knobs, plus many other features. Our new X81 Class A features the same great microphone preamplifier as our X73, but with a more comprehensive four band equalizer with "Q" adjustments on the two mid range frequencies. We utilize the same class A amplifier designs found in the Neve 1073 module throughout our X81 Class A. The equalizer section features ten low mid frequency points, 10 hi mid frequencies, 5 frequecy choices on both the low and high shelving adjustments. There is also a high pass filter, a D.I. and an ouput strength meter.Website: Vintech Audio -
ADK
The AP-1 is a single channel "platform" offering ultra-flexibility. Match the "color" of the mic and the "color" of the source material without using EQ. Open-ended architecture offers fundamental control of tonal coloration and tonal textures. Website: ADK -
Little Labs
The Little Labs LMNOPre microphone preamplifier features include a fully discrete gain stage with up to 74dB of clean, quiet, gain with a maximum level out of 31dB, a completely differential circuit topology from input to output, low frequency resonance control (utilizing a unique polystyrene capacitor passive circuit topology) allowing a controlled resonance creating a tune-able proximity effect without being in close proximity of the microphone. Plus many other features.
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VintageDesign
The single-channel M73Dmk2 features the same class-A microphone preamp found in VintageDesign’s DMPmk2 and CA73/81mk2. The instrument input features a true high-impedance FET that feeds the input-transformer via a class A driver stage.
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D.W. Fearn
The Fearn VT-1 offers an all vacuum-tube design, clean and airy high end, fat low end, unsurpassed warmth, transparency, and musicality, and a Lo-Z input position for superior performance with transformerless mics.Website: D.W. Fearn -
Speck Electronics
The "MicPre 5.0" is a complete single channel microphone preamp that offers features and flexibility for use in the most serious recording applications.The signal path consists of a matched discrete transistor front-end, premium IC's, and transformer output stage. With the push of a button, the MP5.0 can change from an "Transformer-Balanced" output to a "Active-Balanced" output.
The compact 1/2 rack format of the MP5.0 can easily be rack mounted and combined with the Speck Model ASC equalizer to create a highly functional outboard channel strip.
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