Steven Slate Audio Fox
2-channel quad-mode microphone preamplifier
Preamp$1,799Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- 2-channel quad-mode microphone preamplifier
- Topology
- 4 selectable circuit paths per channel: Vintage (1073-style Class A, transformer in/out), Modern (ultra-high-resolution, transformer-less), Vintage Combo (Modern in > Vintage out), Modern Combo (Vintage in > Modern out)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Form factor
- 19" rack unit
- Rack units
- 1U
- Powered
- AC mains, internal PSU
- Power (W)
- 25W (110/220 VAC)
- Frequency response
- 9 Hz - 101 kHz, <1% THD
- Impedance (Ω)
- 1500 (input impedance)
Details
Controls: Per-channel gain (60dB range), 4-way circuit-mode selector, 48V phantom power switch, polarity/phase (0/180 deg) switch
I/O: 2x female XLR mic inputs; 2x parallel balanced outputs (XLR male / 1/4" TRS); front-panel 1/4" high-impedance (>1M ohm) instrument input
Notes: FLAG: DISCONTINUED, and NOT listed on the current stevenslateaudio.com site at all (confirmed via direct site search) -- included here per task instructions to cover Fox as Steven-Slate-lineage hardware even though EOL. Originally released under the 'Slate Pro Audio' brand name (historically the same company lineage as Steven Slate Audio; explicitly NOT the same legal entity as Slate Digital, whose ML-1/ML-2 mics are correctly excluded from this catalog). Circuit design/manufacturing partner was Studio Electronics (design by Tim Caswell), whose site still hosts a legacy page explicitly marked '[DISCONTINUED]'. price_usd of 1799 is the original launch-era MSRP/street price reported by Sound on Sound and Mix magazine reviews; the last live store listing (studioelectronics.store, sold out) instead showed $2,399, which may reflect closeout/inflated pricing rather than original MSRP -- flagged as a discrepancy. Weight 15 lbs (16 lbs boxed). Noise floor -128dB.