Golden Age Project

Pre-73 MK2

SKU: # 347550   |   Model: # PRE-73 MK2   |    Product Reviews5 Reviews  Write a Review

Pre-73 MK2
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Golden Age Project Pre73 MKII Mic Preamp Features
Lower noise floor and Greater Dynamic Range than the Original Pre73 Preamp
Vintage Style electronics with no integrated circuits in the signal path
80dB Max gain easily handles passive ribbon microphones with quiet sound sources
-20 to +10dB Gain range on the Line input
Switchable 1200 or 300 Ohm impedance on the microphone input
Switchable phantom power and absolute phase
High-impedance instrument input for connecting sound modules, electric guitar or bass
A simple but effective 4-step LED output level meter
The output level control offers:
Fine gain adjustments
Overloading the main gain stage(s) for more character
Lowering the signal to a suitable level before the output stage
Combo XLR/TRS input jacks and separate output XLR and TRS jacks
Pre73 MKII adds a rear-panel insert for EQ and dynamics processing
Includes external high power power supply

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Very upset 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
I bought this so & I was so excited, got home & it worked fine, it actually sounded pretty decent but then it randomly stopped picking by up signal. I called long & mcquade they said to call the company…so I got ahold of the company & was told to take the top off & “wiggle” the wires around. To my surprise that worked…a few months later same problem & now it doesn’t work anymore…I’m gonna try ordering a new adaptor…but if I send it in for repair at this point it will cost at least like half the price I paid for the unit….not happy obvy :( waiting to hear back from the company…the frustrating thing is I’m just trying to make decent music with decent vocals & now I have to wait for my preamp to work or dish out a bunch more money for a new one? Pause on the music….
Posted by Dylan Lock on Oct 20, 2022
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Freaking do it 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Scarborough, Ontario
By far the best sounding pre I've ever had the luxury of using in my home studio, and much better than quite a few I've used in commercial setups. It excels as a character pre, but is more than adequate when used to get a clean signal. The DI also sounds lovely, and can really add "magic" to a bass synth. Personally I think this sounds better than anything costing up to $2000 for a single channel, so when you consider the cost, it's a no-brainer
Posted by anonymous on Aug 1, 2013
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Very nice pre 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
I got a Good harmonic distortion from it, cheep too, couldn't believe this pre cost so little, I got a great river 73pre and it took a while to differ the two, sounded very close.
Posted by JImmi freshh on Feb 5, 2013
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Great Little Preamp 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Edmonton South, Alberta
I use this Preamp in my Home Studio alongside a Focusrite ISA One, and 2 UA 710s... Most people have a hard time telling the difference between them. You can tell the difference if you have a good ear. The 710's are $830 each, The ISA One $550, and the Pre 73 $350... you do the math! I've had good results with Mics from an SM57 to an SM7B to a C414XLii to a TLM 103... all work quite well with this unit. Great Buy!
Posted by Ryan on Jan 20, 2013
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This unit is Smokin! Literally... :( 0 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Vancouver, British Columbia
Great sounding unit, when it's not on fire. I bought this Pre-73 MK2 at the Vancouver store, had it running for 10 minutes feeding a CAD M179, I go to change a setting and to my horror, smoke is bellowing out of every hole! Of course I unhook it and rush outside to let it air out, all while thinking - this must be how they get that sound! Anyway, I'm going to return it and try to avoid GA-Projects from now on. Given my experience with this unit I DO NOT RECOMMEND it, well, only if you want you insurance premiums to go up. I understand if many people have had good results, but IMHO if quality control is that weak where they ship units that catch fire within minutes, it's not worth the risk.
Posted by anonymous on Dec 14, 2012
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