Mystery Magicians M808A Single-Channel Tube Microphone Preamp (Demo Deal)

The Mystery Magicians M808A is a sophisticated single-channel tube microphone/instrument/line level preamplifier designed to faithfully amplify and reproduce your microphone and instrument signal, with rich and clean sonic output for professional recording systems. When pushed to its limits M808A produces excellent harmonic characteristics with rich overtones that resemble a warm and familiar vintage sound.

SIMPLE CONTROLS, A HOST OF SOUNDS

With switchable Pentode/Triode mode operation, various gain and unique harmonic colorations can be obtained. The state-of-the-art Saturation (THD) detecting circuit built in the M808A probes the total harmonic distortion of the mic input tube which allows the engineer to quickly verify on the fly the clean headroom before tube saturation occurs with a pilot light on the front panel.

PREMIUM COMPONENTS

Although M808A has been designed from the ground up and has not been based on any traditional designs, the sonic characteristics of the preamp have been compared to tube British consoles of the 1960s. Part of the secret behind the big sound of the M808A is the Class A single-ended operation and its hand-wound audio transformers. Further sonic possibilities are available through the lossless active tube filters that consist of 4 useful HPF and LPF frequencies with −6 dB per octave (−20 dB per decade) attenuation, making quick-cut decisions on program material a breeze.

EXTENSIVE CONNECTIVITY

Any microphone with an output impedances ranging from 33 to 600 ohms can be hooked up to the M808A. With the Direct/Instrument IN (DI) inputs, instruments can be "directly" injected into the preamp, and a transformer-balanced signal will derive on the Line Out. Since the M808A is fully transformer-balanced from input to output, many balanced and unbalanced effect units can also be used through the insert points including vintage tape echos, reverbs, equalizers, compressors, and even effect pedals can be used with excellent results!

Whether the device connected to the Inserts is balanced or unbalanced, these signals will be transformer balanced at the Line Out jacks. The Line In feature of the M808A is ideal for keyboards, drum machines, and mix bus insertion and adds sonic coloration and make-up gain. Furthermore, line level signals can also be patched to Mic In input with the use of an external line-to-mic level attenuator to run the signal through the entire signal chain.

A TRUE WORK OF MAGIC

The M808A is a true work of art. Designed from the ground up and hand-built in Los Angeles, CA with meticulous attention to detail, the M808A Mystery Magicians is built to last for years to come. Check it out today to experience the magic for yourself.

MYSTERY MAGICIANS M808A FEATURES:

• Single-channel tube microphone/instrument/line level preamplifier with unique, from-the-ground-up design
• Custom-designed and manufactured Bakelite VU meters with traditional ballistics
• Custom-designed hand-wound input and output transformers hermetically potted in mu-metal casing
• Class A operation throughout the signal chain
• Up to 80 dB of gain
• Channel strip design with MIC IN, LINE IN/OUT, DI, and effect inserts
• Low noise design topology
• Custom manufactured GR style Bakelite knobs from original molds
• New old stock matched valves for each unit manufactured
• Switchcraft and Neutrik audio connector
• Active true bypassable FILTER section featuring four useful HPF and LPF filter frequencies of 50 Hz, 150 Hz, 5 kHz, 2 kHz
• Metal film resistors, foil and film capacitors, Rubycon and NIPPON Chemi-Con Elcos throughout the unit
• All through-hole components and no SMD