Buzz Audio Elixir
500-Series Mic Preamp
Preamp$900Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- 500-Series Mic Preamp
- Topology
- discrete, Class A (BE40 input amplifiers, BE50 high-current line driver), transformerless mic input, Lundahl LL1517 output transformer
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Connection
- API 500 Series (VPR-compatible)
- Frequency response
- Mic: 10Hz-300kHz @ 20dB gain (-3dB); Instrument: 10Hz-120kHz @ 20dB gain (-3dB)
- Impedance (Ω)
- Mic: 4000 or 1200 (switchable); Instrument: 1,000,000 or 20,000 (switchable)
- Country of manufacture
- New Zealand
Details
Controls: 41-position detented gain pot, polarity reverse, 20dB pad, impedance selector, 48V phantom power, 4-LED peak meter, mute
I/O: 1-space API 500 series module (37W x 132H mm)
Notes: 500-series module version of Buzz Audio's mic preamp circuit (transformerless input, distinct from the rack-format MA-2.2B/QSP-20 which use different circuit designations - not identical rack twin). Discrete Class A, transformer-coupled output (flag). Power: 150mA +/-15-18V DC from 500-series frame supply. Price from US dealer Front End Audio.