Kush Audio Omega 500
Transformer-coupled mic preamp, 500-series ('Transformable Mic Pre')
Preamp$649Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- Transformer-coupled mic preamp, 500-series ('Transformable Mic Pre')
- Topology
- Transformer-coupled discrete mic preamp; designed to pair with Kush's software 'Transformer' character plugins (API/Neve/Altec-style emulations applied in DSP downstream - those plugins are separate excluded software products, not part of this hardware unit)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Connection
- 500-series (API VPR-compatible lunchbox format)
- Introduced
- 2016
Details
Controls: Single large gain knob, 5-step LED peak meter, pushbuttons for Phantom Power, Polarity Invert, and 20dB Pad
I/O: 500-series module - mic/line I/O via lunchbox/rack edge connector
Notes: HARDWARE 500-series preamp module. Kush also sells 'Omega' companion character plugins (Omega N/A/458a/TWK and the 'Omega 4-Pack' bundle at /products/omega-bundle) which are SOFTWARE and EXCLUDED per scope - flagged. Specific gain range in dB not found stated anywhere (a Tape Op review mentions ~75-80dB headroom, not gain range - left blank to avoid conflating the two). year_intro 2016 based on Sweetwater inSync 'Winter NAMM 2016: Kush Audio Omega 500' article and a Jan 25 2016 KVR announcement. price_usd is current MSRP on thehouseofkush.com.