PRE169

The Swiss Army Knife now packs a mic preamp.

(sorry, it won't fit in your pocket)

PRE169

€

620

€

ex-VAT

Price TBA

Discontinued (Soon to be a classic?)

The PRE169 is a very versatile microphone preamp. With over 67dB of gain, it sounds great with all microphones, including vintage ribbon and dynamic ones. The combination of input gain and output level offers a wide range of colours, from a very neutral sound to an old-Neve-like character.

Free delivery from 350€, depending on your country.

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 INSPIRATION

Inspired by the legendary Studer 169 mixing console, the PRE169's input stage is a near perfect replication of the original Studer© design and its fairly transparent sound with massive gain range. To add more fatness, we put a (BIG) Carnhill transformer in the output section - the same you can find in Neve 51-series console - and packed it all in a _(tiny) 500 series format.

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3 MAIN FEATURES You WILL LOVE

The perfect input section for ribbon mics and low level sources, with more than 67dB gain.

A very musical 12dB/octave High Pass Filter, tuneable from 20 to 315Hz, to clean that messy low end.

A simple DI input, but try it... you could fall in love with that big transformer sound!

WONDERING WHAT'S INSIDE ?

The massive Carnhill VT24499 transformer that gives the PRE169 it's unique character.

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A Neutrik NTM-4 input transformer for almost unsaturable input gain.

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An old-fashioned assembly of 100% discrete THT components through the audio path.

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Ok, sounds cool,
but what about the
‍specs?

API© style 500 series format
Max Gain: 67dB
Pad: -33dB
Output level: 0 to -30dB
+48V Phantom Power
Polarity switch
Discrete 12dB/octave HPF (High Pass Filter) variable from 20Hz to 315Hz
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Input transformer: Neutrik NTM-4
Output transformer: Carnhill VT24499
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Frequency response (1kΩ load): ±1dB from 6.2Hz to 25KHz
Mic input impedance: 1.2kΩ
DI input impedance: > 1.0MΩ
Output impedance: < 20Ω - Transformer balanced
Equivalent Input Noise (EIN): -125dBu @ max gain (Mic input)
Power consumption: 120mA | Peak 215mA

Designed and assembled in our workshop in Saint Vérand (France). All parts are manufactured by our beloved partners in France & Europe.

User Manual

Recall Sheet

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620

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Free delivery from 350€, depending on your country.

B-STOCK AVAiLABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT!

PRE169 #2403037

620

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445

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Demo product. This PRE169 is in perfect working order and is covered by our 3-year warranty.

PRE169 #2403001

620

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445

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ex-VAT

Apart from the scratched screw holes, the PRE169 is in perfect condition, and is covered by our 3-year warranty.

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The 169 recording channel

920

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790

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ex-VAT

Includes :

1× PRE169
1× EQ169

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We had sleepless nights in recording studios.
We braved the weather for the most exciting shows.
We know that in the end it's all about what happens when you're there.
So add our hardware to your setup, and let the magic happen.
No matter what your final choice, you will be part of the HLabs family. 

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