Black Lion Audio Auteur 500 Mic Pre is a pre-amp for the 500 series.
Official description[]
MkI[]
There are lots of mic preamps available these days. What makes ours so special? For one, it’s a design that’s somewhat unique in its approach. Being admirers of the fully balanced, transformerless circuits found in highly acclaimed recording consoles, we chose to use a similar topology. We began with a high speed input stage that picks up lots of detail and nuance, and then followed it with a high current output stage. We also like classic transformer-based designs because of the characteristic they lend to the audio signal. Because of this, we added a 600 ohm, M-6 silicon steel output transformer to give the audio a thick quality that’s reminiscent of a prized vintage preamp. It’s the best of both worlds in our opinion.
Description
The Auteur 500 is a single channel, 500 series preamp and features an instrument input, phase, +48VDC phantom power, and a 10dB input signal pad.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Channels: One
- Gain: 0-66dB
- THD+Noise: -110dB @ 1 kHz
- Headroom: 30dB
- Input impedance: 8k
- Output impedance: 600 ohms
MkII[]
The Auteur MkII 500 is one of the most “bang for your buck” 500-series preamps in existence! You get all of the sound of the 1⁄2 rack version, but with the addition of a Hi-Z input! It features an ultra-fast input stage that captures lots of detail and nuance, and a signal path transformer that adds some “beef” on the way out. Once you hear the Auteur MkII 500, you’ll want to load your 500 rack full of ‘em! Features
- 500 Series format (500 rack required)
- Single Channel
- Ultra High-Speed Input Stage
- Edcor Output Transformer
- 67dB Gain
- Phantom Power
- Phase Switch
- 13dBu Pad
- Hi-Z Input
Specifications
- Mic Section
- Max Microphone Input Level: +1dBu
- Input Impedance: 6000Ω
- Pad: 13dBu
- Gain (no pad): +16dB to +67dB
- Equivalent Input Noise (noise floor): -108dBu
- THD+N (@ +4dBu output):
- .0046% @ +12dBu Gain
- .0064% @ +24dBu Gain
- .012% @ +32dBu Gain
- .028% @ +40dBu Gain
- .085% @ +50dBu Gain
- .3% @ +62dBu Gain
- Bandwidth (1kHz, 600Ω unbalanced source, unweighted): 10Hz to 30kHz
- D.I. Section
- Max D.I. Input Level: +18dBu
- Input Impedance Balanced: 2.2MΩ
- Input Impedance Unbalanced: 1.1MΩ
- Pad: 13dBu
- Gain: +16dB to +67dB
- Equivalent Input Noise (noise floor): -82dB
- THD+N (@ +4dBu output):
- .007% @ +12dBu
- .11% @ +40dBu
- Bandwidth (1kHz, 600Ω unbalanced source, unweighted): 10Hz to 30kHz
- Output Section
- Max Output Level: +28dBu
- Output Impedance: 600Ω