Fredenstein Artistic MicPre Plus
500-Series Mic Preamp
Preamp$299Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- 500-Series Mic Preamp
- Topology
- discrete, transformer
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Connection
- 500-series audio/power bus
- DSP
- false
- Powered
- false
- Impedance (Ω)
- switchable 1500 / 300 (mic in); 2,000,000 (DI)
Details
Controls: Gain knob (20-65dB), -20dB pad, 48V phantom switch, switchable input impedance (1500/300 ohm), variable Color control (tube-type distortion, defeatable), POL phase switch, SIG/+20dB LEDs
I/O: Rear mic input (XLR), front-panel balanced/unbalanced DI input, single output via American steel-core output transformer
Notes: 500-series module, requires chassis power. Socketed OPA2 op-amp is user-swappable. Street price seen $269-$299 across retailers; $299 (Sweetwater) used.