THE MÄAG AUDIO PREQ2-500 IS A SINGLE CHANNEL, 500-SERIES VERSION MIC PREAMP WITH THE SAME CIRCUIT TOPOLOGY AND SOUND AS OUR TOP-OF-THE LINE MÄAG AUDIO PREQ2™ DUAL-CHANNEL STRIP WITH AIR BAND®.
THE PREQ2-500 HAS A TOTAL OF 71DB OF CLASS-A GAIN THAT STARTS WITH THE SAME MÄAG AUDIO-BUILT NICKEL-CORE INPUT TRANSFORMER AS THE 1U DUAL CHANNEL PREQ2. JUST LIKE THE PREQ2 DUAL CHANNEL STRIP, IT INCLUDES A FRONT PANEL ¼-INCH (1-MEG-OHM) INSTRUMENT INPUT JACK THAT WHEN USED, AUTOMATICALLY ROUTES ITS SIGNAL TO THE INPUT TRANSFORMER AND ALSO DISCONNECTS THE 48-VOLT PHANTOM POWER IF ALREADY TURNED ON.
THE FRONT PANEL CONTINUES WITH A ¼-INCH THRU/OUTPUT JACK THAT PROVIDES AN UNBALANCED, ISOLATED AND BOOSTED “DUPLICATE” OF EITHER THE LOW IMPEDANCE MICROPHONE OR THE INSTRUMENT INPUTS. THE THRU/OUTPUT SIGNAL IS CAPABLE OF DRIVING A LONG LINE OUT TO GUITAR AMPS IN THE STUDIO AND/OR EFFECTS PEDALS EFFECTIVELY AND WITHOUT QUALITY LOSS. GREAT FOR CREATING UNIQUE EFFECTS, YOU MAY “RE-AMP” AND EXTERNALLY PROCESS EITHER THE LOW IMPEDANCE MICROPHONE INPUT SIGNAL OR ANY INSTRUMENT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE PREQ2’S FRONT PANEL ¼-INCH INPUT JACK.
THE PREQ2-500 HAS AN EQUIVALENT INPUT NOISE (EIN) LEVEL OF -128DBU, +25DBU OF HEADROOM, PLUS THE ACCLAIMED AIR BAND® EQ WITH UP TO 9DB OF BOOST AT YOUR CHOICE OF 2.5, 5, 10, 20 AND 40-KHZ FREQUENCIES.
MICROPHONE GAIN IS CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE USING A SINGLE, LARGE CONTROL KNOB THAT IS SWITCHABLE BETWEEN TWO GAIN RANGES OF EITHER +20DB TO +42DB FOR MOST RECORDINGS OR +42DB TO +71DB USING THE +25DB BOOST BUTTON. THIS HIGHER MICROPHONE GAIN IS NOISE-FREE AND PERFECT FOR VERY QUIET SOURCES LIKE FOLEY/SOUND EFFECTS OR LOW OUTPUT, OLD VINTAGE MICS.
THE COMPACT FRONT PANEL FINISHES WITH PUSH-BUTTON SWITCHES FOR +48-VOLT PHANTOM POWER ON/OFF, -20DB ATTENUATION PAD, A 70HZ, 2ND ORDER 12DB/OCT HIGH PASS FILTER, PHASE OR POLARITY REVERSE, AND AIR BAND® EQ ON/OFF.
Specifications
- MAX GAIN 71DB
- NOISE LEVEL AT THE LOWEST GAIN SETTING IS -100DB. EIN IS -128DB
- THE MICROPHONE TRANSFORMER FEEDS A DIFFERENTIAL SET OF FRONT-END CLASS A DISCRETE TRANSISTORS PAIRED WITH A FET INPUT OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
- HIGH AND LOW GAIN PUSH BUTTON SWITCH. LOW RANGE: +20DB TO +42DB. HIGH RANGE (GAIN +25 SWITCH WITH GREEN LED): +42DB TO +71DB. SWITCHABLE -20DB PAD
- +48-VOLT PHANTOM POWER, SWITCHABLE, WITH RED LED. PHASE REVERSAL SWITCH: SWITCHES THE PHASE OF THE BALANCED OUTPUT
- GREEN SIGNAL PRESENT LED, RED PEAK LED LIGHTS AT +25DBU
