Aphex A PRE 500
500-Series Microphone Preamp
PreampPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- 500-Series Microphone Preamp
- Topology
- Custom Cinemag input transformer, Jensen JT-11DL output transformer
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Connection
- 500-series (VPR Alliance)
- Powered
- true
- Introduced
- 2012
Details
Controls: Up to 65dB gain, output level 3-way switch (+16/+20/+24dBu), front-panel DI/instrument jack
I/O: 500-series edge connector mic/instrument I/O; front-panel high-impedance instrument jack
Notable use: 500-series mic preamp with a front-panel high-Z instrument input for direct DI recording.
Notes: DISCONTINUED / LEGACY FLAG: listed only on Aphex's 'Legacy Product Support' page, not current aphex.com/products catalog. Phantom power presence not explicitly confirmed in sources reviewed, so left blank rather than assumed. year_intro 2012 per trade press (500-series expansion). Price not published/confirmed; left blank.