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AEA TRP500

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Preamplifier in API 500 format. 85dB gain, very clean & linear. Especially suitable for ribbon microphones. With low cut. All product info

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AEA RPQ 2

Manufacturer: AEA
Amplifier principle: Transistor
Number of channels: 2
Format: 19"
Max. Gain in db: 81.0
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AEA TRP2

Manufacturer: AEA
Amplifier principle: Transistor
Number of channels: 2
Format: 9.5"
Max. Gain in db: 85.0
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AEA TRP500 Preamplifier Overview:

very linear, clean and low-noise high-gain circuitry
exceptionally high impedance microphone input for optimal transient and frequency response
special preamp - designed for plunger coils and ribbons
high pass filter @ 100Hz/12dB switchable
stepped gain switch
PCB switch for permanent deactivation of phantom power - best protection for expensive mics
for installation in an API 500 rack

The AEA TRP500 is a preamplifier specifically designed for dynamic microphones, i.e. plunger coils and ribbons. It delivers an impressive 85dB maximum gain (10 times more gain than usual!) and an extremely high input impedance of 100kOhm. It is well known that the main problem when working with classic, American ribbon microphones is the need for a lot of preamplification, especially with low noise, so that the microphones can be used sensibly, e.g. for acoustic guitar, singers or as room microphones. The consistent transfer of this need into a product AEA has not only mastered with the TRP500, but strictly speaking even overfulfilled, so that you will have peace with this Preamp for the rest of your career.

Although that would actually be enough, the developers have also designed the input stages of the TRP500 to be very high-impedance: As known from guitar pickups, the perceived detail and transient response of a recording increases with the impedance. In addition, there is a straightening of the frequency response, which is extremely useful for ribbons: After all, they are usually almost ideal pressure gradient receivers with figure-of-8 polar pattern and correspondingly bent bass and treble band.