Mercenary Audio - Vintage Design CA-73mk2 Single Channel Mic Pre with EQ and HP Filter with PSU

Led by an inductor based Hi-Pass filter, the 3-band EQ is smooth and musical to the point where it could be classified as "vintage sounding" rather than sterile or surgical. There is phantom, polarity reverse and a five light headroom indicator that will often sound amazing when fully illuminated.

Vintage Design CA-73mk2 Features

Due to its dual inputs stages and a transformer balanced, class A, output stage, the CA-73mk2 has headroom for days and a creamy tone that will make you a very happy recording engineer. Switchable input impedance between 300 and 1200 ohms as well as 80db of available gain make the mic pre in this little guy a match from heaven for just about every microphone known to humans.

Includes external power supply.

SPECIFICATIONS

Mic input -20 to -80 dB in 5 dB steps.
Line input +10 to - 20dB in 5 dB steps.
Input impedance: 300/1200 ohm switchable from front panel.
Hi-z: FET instrument input. >1 MΩ. relay switched through the input transformer.
Phantom-power: in / out.
Phase switch
EQ: in / out.
Unbalanced output: TRS connector 0dB.
Output level control.
HP: filter 50Hz, 80Hz, 160Hz and 300Hz
Low: Freq 35Hz, 60Hz, 110Hz and 220Hz
Mid: 350Hz, 700Hz / 1kHz / 1.6kHz / 2.4kHz / 3.2kHz / 3.9kHz / 4.8kHz / 7.2kHz / 10kHz +/- 18dB
High: 8kHz / 10kHz /12kHz / 16kHz +/- 16dB
Transformer balanced Class A output.
Frequency response: 10Hz - 30kHz +/- 0.5dB. 10hZ-60kHz ± 3.5dB (preamp only)
Distortion: less than 0.070% @ 1khz.
Output: > + 26dB with 600ohms load.
Headroom meter:. pre level connected, calibrated to indicate clip @ +26dB / 600 ohm with level at max.

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