Best 2018 Mic Preamp Under $500
Golden Age Project Pre573 MK2 Vintage 1073 Style 500 Series Mic Preamp
- Made for 5-Series racks
- "Vintage Style electronics, no intergrated circuits in the signal path"
- Enough gain to handle passive ribbon mics with quiet sound sources
- "GAIN/LINE mode switch, gain is reduced by 3 dB in LINE mode"
- "Selectable two position high frequency AIR boost eq, 3 or 6 dB @ 3 kHz"
BEHRINGER MICROPHONO PP400
- Converts your phono signal to a line level signal
- State-of-the-art phono preamp to accommodate all magnetic pickups
- Dedicated RCA and1/4" TRS output connectors
- DC 12 V adapter included
- 3-Year Warranty Program*
Black Lion Audio Auteur 2-Channel Microphone Preamp
- Fully balanced design
- High-speed input stage
- M-6 silicon steel output transformer
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 (1st GENERATION) USB Audio Interface With Eight Focusrite Microphone Preamplifiers
- Eight high-quality award-winning Focusrite preamps
- High-quality 24-bit/96kHz USB 2.0 interface, Compatible with Mac OS X 10.8/Windows 7 or higher
- 18 inputs & 20 outputs with dual independent headphone buses
- Scarlett MixControl ultra-low-latency DSP mixer/router
- Includes an authorization code for Ableton Live Lite, Scarlett Plug-in Suite (RTAS/AU/VST), Red 2 & Red 3 Plug-in Suite (AAX/AU/VST), the Softube Time and Tone Bundle, Novation Bass Station, and 1GB of Loopmasters samples
Golden Age Project Pre573 MK2 Vintage 1073 Style 500 Series Mic Preamp
- Made for 5-Series racks
- "Vintage Style electronics, no intergrated circuits in the signal path"
- Enough gain to handle passive ribbon mics with quiet sound sources
- "GAIN/LINE mode switch, gain is reduced by 3 dB in LINE mode"
- "Selectable two position high frequency AIR boost eq, 3 or 6 dB @ 3 kHz"
Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 (1st GENERATION) 18 In/8 Out USB 2.0 Audio Interface with Four Focusrite Mic Preamps
- Four award-winning Focusrite mic pres with 18 inputs and 8 outputs
- Two independent headphone outputs each with a level control
- Rugged metal unibody chassis. High quality 24bit 96KHz audio interface for Mac, PC and iPad
- Includes an authorization code for Ableton Live Lite, Scarlett Plug-in Suite (RTAS/AU/VST), Red 2 & Red 3 Plug-in Suite (AAX/AU/VST), the Softube Time and Tone Bundle, Novation Bass Station, and 1GB of Loopmasters samples
- Compatible with Mac OS X 10.8/Windows 7 or higher
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 (2nd Gen) USB Audio Interface with Pro Tools | First
- Eight natural-sounding Scarlett mic preamps with plenty of even gain, exceptional headroom, low noise, and minimal distortion; two newly-designed instrument inputs, with increased headroom
- Class-leading conversion and sample rates up to 192kHz / 24 bit; super-low latency for using your plug-ins in real time without the need for DSP (measured at 2.74ms, working at 96kHz with a 32 samples buffer)
- 10 1/4-inch balanced jack outputs, including a dedicated stereo pair with anti-thump circuitry; two discrete headphones output with dedicated gain controls; MIDI I/O; S/PDIF in and out; ADAT I/O (expand up to eight additional inputs and outputs)
- Includes Pro Tools | First Focusrite Creative Pack and Ableton Live Lite, Softube Time and Tone Bundle, Focusrite's Red Plug-in Suite, 2GB of Loopmasters samples, and monthly Focusrite Plug-In Collective offers, all available via download
- Focusrite iOS Control now available - download the free Focusrite iOS Control app and adjust cue mixes remotely from an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch
- Monthly software plug-in offers from Focusrite's Plug-In Collective via download upon registration; choice of one free XLN Addictive Keys virtual instrument via download upon purchase and registration; 2-year limited warranty on manufacturing defects
Golden Age Project Pre 73 Deluxe Vintage Style Mic Pre With High Pass Filter
- "Vintage Style electronics, with no integrated circuits in the signal pathMaximum input gain 80 dB, enough to handle passive ribbon mics with quiet sound sourcesGain range on the Line input: -20 to + 10 dBSwitchable impedance on mic input, 1200 or 300 Ohms, will change the tone of most micsSwitchable phantom power and absolute phaseA high-impedance instrument input for any sound module, electric guitar or bassA simple but effective 4-step LED output level meterThe output level controls for fine
- "Maximum input gain 8 dB, enough to handle passive ribbon mics with quiet sound sources"
- Gain range on the Line input: -2 to + 1 dB
- "Switchable impedance on mic input, 12 or 3 Ohms, will change the tone of most mics"
- Switchable phantom power and absolute phase
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Yamaha MG16XU 16-Input 6-Bus Mixer with Effects
- "D-PRE" Mic preamps with an inverted Darlington circuit
- Metal chassis with XLR balanced outputs and internal universal power supply
- Built-in SPX digital effects, bi-directional USB, one-knob compressors
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