Grace Design m201mk2 2-Channel Microphone Preamp - Pure Audio Excellence
The Grace Design m201mk2 2-Channel Microphone Preamp redefines audio purity with its newly refined, fully balanced signal path, delivering massive headroom, ultra-wide bandwidth, and an open, musical character. Engineered for the purist, this updated design offers the lowest noise performance yet, capturing every detail with astonishing clarity. Stripped of non-essential features like the A/D converter and M+S matrix, the m201mk2 focuses on flagship preamp performance at a more accessible price, proudly backed by a 20-year EON transferable warranty.
Unmatched Sonic Transparency
With a redesigned power supply and enhanced amplifier circuitry, the m201mk2 achieves incredible dynamic range and improved low-frequency response, ensuring your recordings reflect the true essence of your source. Whether using large diaphragm, dynamic, or ribbon mics, this preamp brings out their best with breathtaking detail and texture, making it an essential tool for any studio.
Optimized for Ribbon Mics
The exclusive Ribbon Mic Mode shifts the gain range up 10 dB (28-74 dB), deactivates 48V phantom power, bypasses decoupling capacitors, and optimizes input impedance to 20 kΩ. This ensures ribbon mics perform at their peak, delivering rich, natural sound without risk of damage, while also enhancing dynamic mic clarity.
Precision and Affordability
Built in the USA, the m201mk2 combines Grace Design’s signature quality with a streamlined feature set, eliminating extras to focus on core preamp excellence. Its 18-64 dB gain range (in 2 dB steps) and impeccable channel matching (
Key Features of the Grace Design m201mk2
- Fully balanced signal path with ultra-wide bandwidth and massive headroom
- Lowest noise performance yet with refined amplifier circuitry
- Ribbon Mic Mode: 28-74 dB gain, 20 kΩ impedance, phantom power lockout
- 18-64 dB gain range in 2 dB steps, precise channel matching (
- Enhanced low-frequency bandwidth for superior phase response
- Built-in universal power supply (100-240VAC), no external unit
- 20-year EON transferable warranty, made in the USA
Technical Specifications
- Gain Range: Default: 18-64 dB (2 dB steps), Ribbon Mode: 28-74 dB (2 dB steps)
- Frequency Response: 20 dB Gain: 3.2 Hz-530 kHz (±3 dB), 14.8 Hz-109 kHz (±0.2 dB); 40 dB Gain: 3.2 Hz-500 kHz (±3 dB), 15.4 Hz-103 kHz (±0.2 dB)
- THD+N (1 kHz): <0.0008% (20 dB Gain), <0.0009% (40 dB Gain), <0.0070% (60 dB Gain) @ +20 dBu
- Intermodulation Distortion (40 dB Gain, +20 dBu): <0.0007% (1:1, 50 Hz/7 kHz), <0.009% (4:1, 50 Hz/7 kHz)
- Noise (Referred to Input): 60 dB Gain: -130 dB (50Ω), -127 dB (150Ω); 40 dB Gain: -127 dB (50Ω), -125 dB (150Ω); 20 dB Gain: -117 dB (50Ω/150Ω)
- Crosstalk (40 dB Gain): -140 dB (1 kHz), -130 dB (10 kHz)
- CMRR (60 dB Gain, 3.5Vcm): >85 dB (1 kHz), >75 dB (10 kHz)
- Phantom Power: +48V (±1.0V), 6.8 kΩ Resistors (±0.1% Tolerance)
- Maximum Output: +28 dBu (1 kHz, 100 kΩ Load)
- Impedance: Input: 8100Ω (Standard), 20 kΩ (Ribbon), 1.3 kΩ (Pad Engaged); Output: 150Ω
- Peak LED Thresholds: Green: -16 dBu, Red: +16 dBu
- Power Consumption: 10W Max, 100-240VAC, 50/60 Hz
- Dimensions: H: 1.7” (43 mm), W: 19” (483 mm), D: 10.8” (274 mm)
- Weight: 4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)
