Cranborne Audio Camden 500 Preamp
Cranborne Audio Camden 500, 500-Series Analogue Preamp, Mojo Saturation Circuit with Thump and Cream Modes
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Mic Preamp With MOJO
Cranborne Audio - Camden 500 Preamp
The Very Best Of Both WorldsThe Camden 500 is the most crystal clear, linear and transparent preamp you’ve ever heard. It also features “Mojo” - 2 discrete custom analogue saturation circuits that can be applied, enhanced, and even bypassed. Camden 500 offers incredible clarity and detail where it's needed the most. Its custom 'Camden' topology delivers an incredibly low-noise and low-distortion performance: -129.8dB EIN (150ohm, unweighted) and THD+N as low as 0.0002%. It also sets a new standard for frequency and phase linearity: ±0.7dB frequency response from 5Hz to 200kHz at max gain and <2° phase shift @ 50Hz – 20kHz.
The "Mojo" custom analogue saturation circuit transforms Camden 500 into the fattest, warmest, most colourful mic preamp in your collection. Designed to add harmonics and saturation effects that everyones favourite vintage gear generates, Mojo can be subtle, it can be pushed and best of all it can be bypassed.
Amazing Features
• Fully-discrete, transformerless design featuring Cranborne Audio's custom ‘Camden’ preamp topology
• Performs at the near-theoretical limits of noise, distortion, and phase/frequency linearity at all gain settings
• Custom ‘Mojo’ analogue saturation circuit with variable control, true bypass, and 2 discrete styles
• Optimised input Impedance and input headroom for Mic, Line, and Hi-z sources
• Optimised for and fully-compliant with the 500-series format
Astounding Modern Clean Performance
compliments modern workflowDesigned from the ground up by Cranborne Audio's director of engineering, Edward Holmes, Camden 500 was made to be the ultimate recording front-end for the modern studios and withstand the challenges of modern workflow and production techniques. Designed to surpass with any input source, Camden 500 features a completely original, custom-designed preamp topology that achieves stunning low-noise and low-distortion performance and frequency/phase linearity at any gain setting from unity to 68.5dB.
Stepped Gain ControlCamden 500 comes with a premium, 12-way switch gain control that applies up to 68.5dB of clean, transparent preamp gain in 5.5dB steps. This makes irecalling gain settings easy and it's simple to match the gain of two Camden 500's for stereo applications.
Stereo MatchedWith carefully selected modern components, any two Camden preamps are fully stereo matched to within 0.1dB. Every Camden preamp also passes through a rigorous frequency response test at the factory that makes it perform the same as the last.
Progressive-slope High Pass FilterCamden's high pass filter features a progressive slope where low end is rolled off initially at around 6dB/octave and then increases to 12dB for the lowest octave, keeping the low end you want, and cutting what you don't.
3-Way Input Type SwitchTailored input impedance and headroom for Mic, Line, and Hi-Z sources means punchy and full-range line recording with +26.5dBu of input headroom as well as alive and natural sounding DI'd instruments with it's unique BJT design and 1.5M Ohm input impedance.
Vintage 'Mojo' On Tap
Natural Vintage TonesMojo was made for moments when you want that natural, vintage vibe on your recordings, Cranborne Audio's own custom analogue saturation circuit adds the familiar tone of transformers, valves, and vintage equipment onto your Camden's preamps for recording or mixing. Record through Mojo to add that character on the way into your DAW, or add the Mojo during the mix phase - Mojo adds tons of analogue saturation to all audio signals.
ThumpThump enhances low-end content by adding harmonics to the signal in the 20Hz - 100Hz range - resulting in fuller low-end on smaller speakers. As Thump is not EQ-based, the additional harmonic content is shaped by the source and it’s existing low-end frequency content resulting in a natural addition of extra “Thump”.
CreamCream adds a vintage smoothness and edge that is similar to how valves and tubes impact the sound of a preamp. Cream drastically increases harmonics and dynamically smooths-out the low mids for increased HF emphasis. Like Thump, Cream is fully dynamic and will vary its effect based on the inputs level and source material.
VariableUnlike transformer or valve preamps, Mojo is variable and can be dialled in to taste. Transformer and valves are integral parts of certain preamp designs and so cannot be removed from the signal path or altered for different effects. Alternatively, Mojo can be dialed-in to taste or crucially, bypassed when you require a clean and pristine recording.
Vintage Vibe Without CompromiseTransformers and valves sound great, but they have an element that can't be removed. The Phase Shift, Noise, and THD added by these designs give them their sound, but that sound sometimes doesn't always work with a particular source. Camden gives you 3 discrete tonal flavours that enable it to excel on any source or instrument.
The Cleanest & Most Transparent Mic Preamp On The Market | Camden 500
The Tech Spec
| Features | Specification | Minimum Gain | Mic= 8dB, Line = 0dB, Hi-Z = 3dB |
|---|---|
| Maximum Gain | Mic = 68dB, Line = 60dB, Hi-Z = 63dB |
| Input Impedance | Mic= 8.9kOhms 48v Off, 5.4kOhms 48v ON, Line = 24.3kOhms, Hi-Z= 1.5MOhm unbalanced, 3MOhm balanced |
| Frequency Response | Mic = 17.6dBu (<0.003% THD), Line = 26.5dBu (<0.02% THD), Hi-Z = 24dBu (<0.02% THD) |
| Output Impedance | 150 Ohms |
| Max Output Level | 27.5dBu (<0.002% THD, 30dB gain) |
| Equivalent Input Noise (EIN) | <-129.5dBu (150 ohm source, unweighted), <-131dBu (150 ohm source, A-weighted), <-135.5dBu (Inputs common, unweighted) |
| Frequency Response | ±0.25dB (<5 Hz to >200 kHz, 35dB gain), <±1dB (<5 Hz to >200 kHz, max gain) |
| Phase Shift | <2.25° (40dB gain, 20Hz to 20kHz), <4° (max gain, 20Hz to 20kHz) |
| THD+N | <0.0004% (1kHz, 35dB gain, 24dBu out) |
| Intermodulation Distortion | <0.0008% (50Hz and 7kHz, 35dB gain, 20dBu out), <0.0006% (50Hz and 7kHz, 35dB gain, 15dBu out) |
| Hi-Pass Filter (HPF) | 80Hz, -3dB, 12dB/Oct |
| Current Draw | 120mA per rail - idle, 140mA per rail - typical use case |
| CMRR | >70dB, typ >85dB, 35dB gain, 10-20kHz, 100mV Common mode |
| Slew Rate | 20V/uS, 35dB gain, 25dBu out |
| Dimensions (mm) | 31.8/133.35/170.11 (w/h/d) |
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