HLabs PRE169S Dual-Channel Microphone Preamp (Demo Deal)

The HLabs PRE169S is a rack-mount microphone preamp featuring a pair of the best-selling PRE169s! The PRE169 features a lot of gain, an exceptional musicality, an output attenuator to get the best out of big output transformers, and tunable high-pass filters. Two channels of high-quality sound and build to get the best out of every voice and instrument!

Inspired by the legendary Studer 169 mixing console, the PRE169S input stage is a near perfect replica of the original Studer design and its fairly transparent sound with massive gain range. To add more fatness, HLabs put a big Carnhill transformer in the output section - the same you can find in Neve 51-series console - to create a truly versatile mic preamp.

FEATURES:

• Microphone preamp with more than 67 dB gain - perfect for ribbon mics and low level sources
• Very musical 12 dB/octave high pass filter tuneable from 20 to 315 Hz to clean muddy low end
• Simple DI input with a big transformer sound
• Massive Carnhill VT24499 transformers provides PRE169S it's unique character
• Neutrik NTM-4 input transformers for almost un-saturatable input gain
• Old-fashioned assembly of 100% discrete THT components through the audio path