Golden Age Premier PRE-73 PREMIER 1073 Style Microphone Preamp

Vintage Style electronics with No integrated circuitsThe Golden Age Premier PRE-73 PREMIER is a one-channel vintage style microphone, line and instrument preamplifier. The signal path uses only discrete components like resistors, capacitors and transistors. The in and output is transformer balanced, using two different transformers, each one optimized for its purpose. This is the way audio components were built before integrated circuits became available.

The circuit used in the PRE-73 PREMIER is similar to the preamp section in the classical 1073 module with a corresponding sound character that is warm, punchy, sweet and musical. These classic characteristics have been heard on countless recordings through the years and it is a versatile sound that works very well on most sound sources and in most genres. The essence of this sound is now available at a surprisingly low cost, making it available to almost everyone.

At A Glance • Maximum gain in mic mode is 80 dB, enough to handle passive ribbon mics with quiet sound sources
• Gain switch range is 20 80 dB. Line mode switch, gain is reduced by 30 dB in line mode
• Selectable two position high frequency air eq boost mode, 3 or 6 dB @ 30 kHz
• Selectable 6 dB/octave high pass filter at around 80 Hz (HP1) or 200 Hz (HP2)
• 14 dB output pad allowing the user to overdrive the output stage and transformer
• Switchable phantom power and absolute phase