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The AEA TRP (The Ribbon Pre) is an ultra high gain and high impedance, minimal-path FET microphone preamp designed by Fred Forssell. At a time when most preamps were geared towards the needs of condenser mics, the launch of AEA’s TRP started a new movement in preamp design that specifically addresses the needs of ribbon mics. First, the JFET discrete front end provides 83 dB of gain. The gain was designed as quiet as physically possible opening up new possibilities for engineers using low sensitivity microphones. By leaving out the phantom power blocking capacitors and by using an external power supply, AEA created a minimal-path circuitry that captures the pure tone of your passive ribbons all the way down to the lowest bass frequencies. Secondly, the ultra high input impedance of the TRP’s input stage avoids any preamp loading effects to ensure that you get the all the sound your passive ribbon and moving coil microphones can deliver. The TRP is a cost-effective, high-quality solution providing a pure and transparent signal path for all ribbons, tube, and moving coil microphones that do not need or do not want phantom power.
Optimized for ribbons, dynamics, and other low-output mics
The AEA Ribbon Pre offers an impressive 83dB of gain, enough to bring your lowest-output mics up to proper recording levels. It's also an exceptional preamp for tube condenser microphones that have their own power supply. The minimal signal path and external power supply bring down the noise floor to an almost imperceptible level. Your ribbons and dynamic mics will sound loud, clean, and open, with fuller bass response and greater sense of depth.
AEA TRP Ribbon Microphone Preamp Features
- 2-channel preamp with 83dB of gain for ribbons, dynamics, and other low-output microphones
- Perfect for classical recordings, drum overheads, and other stereo applications
- Extremely flat and wide frequency response delivers accurate, high-fidelity recordings
- No phantom power for the lowest possible noise floor
- Ideal for getting the best performance out of any low-output microphone
- External power supply for minimal noise
AEA TRP Ribbon Microphone Preamp Specifications
- Gain at 1kHz: 83 dB of gain at 1 kHz
- Noise Figure: -130 EIN noise figure
- Db at 300 kHz: -3 dB at 300 kHz
- Balanced Microphone Input Impedance: 33K Ohm
- Phantom Power: No phantom power
- Color LEDs: Green and Red LEDs indicates channel level
- Balanced XLR: Balanced XLR +4 dBu, and Unbalanced 1/4- inch -10 dBV outputs
- External Features:
- Switched Gain and Continuous Level Controls
- Phase reverse and high-pass switches
- Anodized gray and black matte finished aluminum
- Laser engraved legends and single line schematic
- External power supply for minimum noise
- Dimensions:
- Size: Half-rack wide, one rack unit high (8.5" x 8.5" x 1.7")
- Weight: Two pounds, plus power supply is (1.5 lbs.)
AEA TRP Ribbon Microphone Preamp Includes
- AEA TRP Ribbon Microphone Preamp
- Power Supply
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