Trident Audio A-Range 500 Preamp
500-series microphone preamp, A-Range lineage
Preamp$999Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- 500-series microphone preamp, A-Range lineage
- Topology
- discrete, A-Range
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Frequency response
- Mic min gain: 12Hz-75kHz; Mic max gain: 15Hz-70kHz; Line max gain: >70kHz
- Impedance (Ω)
- Mic input 1.5kΩ; Line input >20kΩ; Hi-Z 500kΩ-5MΩ (switchable)
Details
Controls: 15-position input gain switch (-6dB to +60dB mic, 6dB steps), line gain -24dB to +36dB, output level control, mic/line toggle, phantom switch, signal LED
I/O: Front panel XLR (paralleled to rear XLR) balanced output; mic input 1.5kΩ; line input >20kΩ; switchable Hi-Z line input 500kΩ-5MΩ
Notable use: Based on Trident's 1970s A-Range console preamp circuit (only 13 original consoles built)
Notes: Separate SKU from the EQ-only 'A-Range 500' module below (this is preamp-only) - flagged per instructions to keep same-circuit rack vs 500 and preamp-vs-EQ variants on separate rows.