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The Retro 500PRE works within API 500 rack power limitations. You’ll love to use it as a limiter to fatten all kinds of tracks. It is in it's original packaging, in parts, and will need to be soldered together.īecause of the issue addressed above, I am letting this guy go for much less than the sum of it's parts. The 500PRE design purposely has the limiter effect of tube amplifiers. NOTE: The Tape Saturation is NOT built yet. When cranked all the way it can really saturate, and becomes a filtered crunchy effect of its own. The DOA Red25, when cranked about halfway, adds an awesome smoothness to the sound. The Daking Mic Pre IV is probably the cheapest entry into top level, world class.
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Honestly, the colours are the coolest part of these pres. The Daking pres themselves are highly regarded in pro-audio circles as well. I am also including two 'colour' modules in this sale: the DOA Discrete Opamp with a Red25 DOA, and a 15IPS Tape Saturation. Sonically, a large improvement over my PreSonus XMAX, and similar on-board live mixer pres.Īccording to the diyre website colours are "ultra-compact, pluggable analog circuit blocks that impart various types of analog color." Overall, the unit is very clean, easy to work with, and very functional in its current condition.
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There is a noticeable noise floor when the pre is cranked, but all else functions normally. Push the pre above that point and the crackling disappears. Interestingly, when colour is engaged above 50%, the problem is largely, if not completely corrected! This issue seems fixable with fresh solder in the right places. When the preamp is set between 3 & 4 o'clock (maybe 55db gain) it exhibits fuzz and nasty crackling.
#DIY 500 SERIES TUBE PRE FREE#
It has hardly been used, and handled with care in a smoke free studio. 6922 Tube Pre-amp 12AU7 Tube Pre-amp 12AX7 Tube Pre-amp Balanced Opamp Pre-amp Passive Pre-amp. Aesthetically this unit is mint, and delivers a clean signal path up to the 40db marking. 300W 6x 3886 Power Amp 100W 2x 3886 Power Amp Gainclone Power Amp Jeff Rowland w/3886. For sale is a DIY RE CP5 Mic Preamp for the 500 series format.