500 series

REFPRE

Reference Microphone Preamp. The sound of your mic/signal source without coloration!

REFPRE

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REFPRE |

Hear the Mic, not the Micpre.

The 500 Series RefPre Reference Preamp stands out for what it won’t do. It won’t color your audio. Never Ever. The transparent design uses minimal circuitry and signal paths.

If your go-to preamp ‘must haves’ include exceptional accuracy and extra headroom to deal with a variety of mic types, including those with high output and ribbon styles, then we have you covered. We also added a switchable +10dB gain boost and phantom power safety lockout for the ribbons.

Try RefPre for your mic, line & instrument preamp requirements and we think it will quickly become your new favorite.

RefPre is a great addition to the audio pro’s toolbox in recording studios, broadcast suites, and for the engineer that requires the highest fidelity and accuracy for their art.

RefPre is designed to be transparent to the source signal.

Designed as an option for the Wolff Console, RefPre has 60dB of gain, phantom power, switchable polarity and a source selector for the XLR/INST front panel input. The Ribbon mic selection increases the gain to 70dB and adjusts the mic impedance. RefPre is ideal for sampling and emulation mics, such as the Slate VMS that rely on a fully transparent preamp. Mic parings with Earthworks TC25 for toms and kick and PM40 for piano delivers exceptional results as does a pairing with the Neumann TLM 103 to add a discernible presence.

Transparent Reference Microphone Preamp.

SPECIFICATIONS

TRANSFORMERLESS MICROPHONE PREAMP WITH A STEPPED ROTARY SWITCH FOR REPEATABLE GAIN ADJUSTMENT FROM -10DB TO 60DB IN 10DB STEPS

RIBBON MIC CIRCUIT PROVIDES AN EXTRA 10DB OF GAIN WITH AUTO IMPEDANCE ADJUSTMENT AND PHANTOM POWER LOCKOUT

+/-6DB TRIM CONTROL FOR PRECISE GAIN TRIM ADJUSTMENT

OUTPUT FADER, CONTINUOUS ADJUSTMENT FROM INF TO FULL OUTPUT

FREQUENCY RESPONSE +/-0.5DB FROM 10HZ TO 80KHZ

LOW NOISE AND DISTORTION -125DBU EIN AND .0005% DISTORTION @ 60DB OF GAIN

HIGH HEADROOM +28DBU OUTPUT

SWITCHABLE 12DB/OCTAVE 80HZ HIGH PASS FILTER

SIGNAL INDICATOR LED GLOWS GREEN ON SIGNAL AND FLASHES RED AT +18DBU, 10DB BELOW CLIPPING

FRONT & BACK PANEL ACCESS FOR MIC INPUT

FRONT PANEL INSTRUMENT INPUT WITH DEDICATED HI-Z INPUT AMP, ACCESSED BY THE MIC/INST SWITCH

POLARITY REVERSE SWITCH / 48V PHANTOM POWER (OUTPUT MUTES DURING SWITCHING)


ALL GAIN ADJUSTMENTS AND SWITCHES ARE RELAY BASED FOR IMPROVED RELIABILITY


SHIPPING WEIGHT

2 LBS


REFPRE

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