AEA RPQ500
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AEA
RPQ500
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The RPQ500 is a game-changer for anyone serious about ribbon mics. It delivers clean, powerful gain with a surprisingly musical EQ section, bringing out the best in those delicate transducers. If you're tracking vocals, guitars, or horns with ribbons, this is a serious upgrade.
Product Description
- AEA RPQ500
- Ribbon Microphone Amplifier with 2-Band EQ in API 500 Format
- 81 dB gain at 1 kHz (in mic mode)
- Adjustable between +13 dB and +62 dB in 12 steps
- Low noise preamp ON < -130 dBu A-weighted
- Input switchable between Mic (10 kO) and Line (20 kO)
- Switchable LF shelf +0 dB to -20 dB (22 Hz to 515 Hz)
- Switchable HF shelf +0dB to +18dB (2
- 500 Hz to 30
- 000 Hz)
- Output gain control -60dB to +19dB
- Switchable phantom power 48V
- Phase switch
- • Exceptional gain for ribbon mics, minimizing noise floor significantly.
- • API 500 format ensures broad compatibility with existing consoles.
- • EQ offers musical shaping, avoiding harshness common with ribbon mics.
- • Robust build quality; feels solid and well-engineered for studio use.
- • Price places it in the premium-priced category for 500 series modules.
- • EQ's bandwidth may be limiting for extremely precise tonal sculpting.
- • Phantom power switch, while useful, adds another potential point of failure.
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