Mercenary Audio - API 500 SERIES Modules and Frames (API 500 B6 "lunchbox", API 512 Mic Pre/DI, API 560 EQ, API 550A, API 550b, API 525 Compressor, API 500VPR 10 space rack)

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My love affair with 500 mic amps and equalizers began in 1986, when I started working out of a million-dollar studio which had, among many racks of great gear, an API 500 series ten space rack housing a pair of 512B mic-pres and a few 550B 4-band discrete EQ modules. The studio also had Hardy and Demeter outboard pres, but the APIs became my go-to guys for just about everything. The 512 has roundness, forwardness and dimensionality. Along with the supple midrange, the 512 imparts a high-end character which I'd describe as glassy, even subtly airy, but never harsh. And the punch! Being a faster pre than most, I discovered that tracking drums was a real forte of API. To this day I still lean on the 312 or 512 pre for kick, snare, and overheads.



Why We Love the API 500 Series		API 512c 500 Series Mic Preamp and DI Shipping Weight: 7lbs. API512 $895.00 Mercenary $775.00



API 525 500 Series Feedback Compressor/Limiter Shipping Weight: 7lbs. API525 $1,195.00 Mercenary $1,025.00		API 550a 500 Series Discrete Three-band EQ Shipping Weight: 7lbs. API550A $1,195.00 Mercenary $1,025.00



API 550b 500 Series Four-Band Switchable EQ Shipping Weight: 7lbs. API550 $1,195.00 Mercenary $1,025.00		API 560 500 Series Ten-Band Graphic EQ Shipping Weight: 7lbs. API560 $895.00 Mercenary $775.00



API 500-6B Six-position "Lunchbox" for API 500 Series Shipping Weight: 17lbs. API500B6 $499.00 Mercenary $425.00		API 500VPR Vertical Module Rack w/PSU for 500 Series Modules Shipping Weight: 23lbs. API500V $949.00 Mercenary $825.00



API L200PS Power Supply for API 500V and L200 Racks Shipping Weight: 15lbs. API200PS $499.00 Mercenary $425.00

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