Golden Age Project PRE-573 MKIII 500 Series Microphone Preamp

Description: Classic 500 Series Mic Pre Performance at a Project Studio Price The classic Neve 1073 wrote the book on characterful mic preamplification, so in designing their Pre-573 MKIII 500 Series mic pre, the Golden Age Project aimed high. Given its gentle pricetag, it’s amazing how well they succeeded. The Pre-573 MKIII is versatile, with 80dB of gain that lets you easily mic subdued sources with passive ribbons. It’s equipped with both gain and output level controls so you can crank the main gain stage and back off the output to enhance your tracks with tasty vintage-style coloration. Also onboard: phantom power, a broad gain-range DI, switchable impedance, and Golden Age’s Air EQ circuit, all in a robust 500 Series module. If you want a characterful pre with punch — one that that won't break the bank — you can't go wrong with the Golden Age Project Pre-573 MKIII.The Golden Age Sweetwater is an Authorized Golden Age Project Dealer Genuine New Item Sweetwater's 2-year warranty Golden Age Project PRE-573 MKIII 500 Series Microphone Preamp 1-channel 500 Series Mic/line/Instrument Preamp with 80dB of Mic Gain, Phantom Power, DI, Switchable Impedance, and LED Output Level Meter Classic 500 Series Mic Pre Performance at a Project Studio Price The classic Neve 1073 wrote the book on characterful mic preamplification, so in designing their Pre-573 MKIII 500 Series mic pre, the Golden Age Project aimed high. Given its gentle pricetag, it’s amazing how well they succeeded. The Pre-573 MKIII is versatile, with 80dB of gain that lets you easily mic subdued sources with passive ribbons. It’s equipped with both gain and output level controls so you can crank the main gain stage and back off the output to enhance your tracks with tasty vintage-style coloration. Also onboard: phantom power, a broad gain-range DI, switchable impedance, and Golden Age’s Air EQ circuit, all in a robust 500 Series module. If you want a characterful pre with punch — one that that won't break the bank — you can't go wrong with the Golden Age Project Pre-573 MKIII.The Golden Age Project: affordable, high-quality vintage-style electronics The Golden Age Project was founded in 2005 on the belief that vintage gear sounds best, and the desire to pass on this sonic legacy to a new generation of musicians, engineers, and producers. All-discrete, Class A signal paths with no integrated circuits; the use of transformers, stepped controls, and military-grade build quality: these are the cornerstones of the legendary British equipment deployed in world-class recording and broadcast studios in the 1970s — the Golden Age of analog. Fat, warm, punchy, and authoritative; this is the sound heard on countless hits for nigh unto half a century. Locating, purchasing, restoring, and maintaining vintage gear is time-consuming and costly. Fortunately, this small, family-owned Swedish company makes gear the same way it was made back in the day — at an amazingly accessible price. A distributor of high-end studio equipment for many years, Golden Age Project founder Bo Medin wanted to be able to offer products with much of the same exclusive sound in a price range that made them available to a larger audience. Inspired by original designs, Golden Age uses modern technology to re-create that lush, opulent sound, making it surprisingly affordable. They use some modern ingenuity to add new functionality to superb classic designs and produce them in a cost-effective way which allows them to be both optimized and affordable. Sweetwater’s advice: From outboard equipment to condenser, dynamic, and ribbon mics; you can outfit your entire studio with vintage-inspired Golden Age gear without exceeding your budget.Golden Age Project PRE-573 MKIII 500 Series Microphone Preamp Features: Vintage-style electronics with tantalum capacitors and no integrated circuits in the signal path Fully-floating, transformer-balanced output can drive a 600 ohm load up to level of ≈28dBu 80dB of gain in Mic mode easily handles passive ribbon mics on quiet sound sources Total gain range: -10 to +80dB; 20 to 70dB range (in Mic mode) is adjusted by a rotary switch plus a toggle switch that selects an additional 5 or 10dB gain Switchable impedance on the mic input: 1200 or 300 ohms; optimizes for a variety of mics Input configured to accept line-level signals via switch that attenuates level is by ≈30dB and increases impedance ≈10k ohm Selectable 2-position 6dB/octave highpass filter: 45/180Hz Flexible front-panel instrument input for electric guitar or bass that can be switched between hi-Z active and mid-Z passive modes, making it possible to obtain different tones from instruments Output level control for fine gain adjustments and driving the main gain stage for more character Insert jack for inserting Golden Age Project and Premier 500 Series EQ and FX units (activated by removing jumper on the rear of the module Soft-start circuit ramps up supply voltage slowly (≈10 sec.) to avoid power-on current surge Polarity switch and switchable phantom power with LED indicator Selectable Air equalizer adds a ≈6dB boost centered at 30kHz Simple, effective single-LED signal/overload indicator starts glowing red at +4dBu and then increases its intensity up to the maximum output level 6.8k ohm phantom power resistors are matched to within 0.1% to maintain excellent common-mode rejection Selectable 600 ohm output termination at rear of module Circuit board star grounding scheme Robust build quality for years of reliable service SpecificationDetail Preamp Type 500 Series Solid State Preamp Number of Channels 1 Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz (±1dB) Phantom Power Yes Polarity Switch Yes EQ Highpass Filter (Selectable 45/180Hz) Analog Inputs 1 x 1/4" (DI) Module Slot Size Single Power Usage 125mA Depth 5.8" Weight 2.5 lbs. 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