IMG Stageline MPA-102
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IMG Stageline
MPA-102
Product Info
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The MPA-102 is a surprisingly capable little preamp. It’s an excellent entry point for home recordists or podcasters needing clean gain and a bit of tonal shaping without a huge investment. It won't replace a high-end unit, but it's a solid performer for the price and offers a lot of functionality in a small package.
Product Description
- IMG Stageline MPA-102
- 1-Channel low noise microphone preamplifier
- Power supply or battery operation
- 1x Balanced XLR input
- 11-Stage amplification of 20-70dB
- Peak LED
- Phantom power +24 V switchable
- Microphone phase position switchable
- Lo-Cut 100 Hz
- Hi-Cut 12 kHz
- 12 dB/Oct. switchable
- Lo-Cut 100 Hz
- Hi-Cut 12 kHz
- 12 dB/Oct. switchable
- 1 Stereo line input
- 1 Stereo line output
- Level control and panorama control for mixing the microphone signal to the stereo line channel
- Frequency range: 20-20000 Hz
- Input sensitivity: 0.3-150 mV switchable
- Input Impedance: 2.2 Ohm (Mic)
- 10 kOhm (Line)
- Output signal: 1-12 V (line
- balanced)
- 1-6 V (line
- stereo)
- Output impedance: 100 Ohm
- Gain: 20-70 dB (Mic) 0 db (Line)
- Crossover frequency: 100 Hz/-3 dB
- 12 dB/oct. (low cut)
- 12 kHz/-3 dB
- 12 dB/oct. (high cut)
- Low Cut 100 Hz
- Signal-to-noise ratio > 66 dB
- unweighted (Mic)
- 80 dB
- unweighted (Line)
- Distortion factor < 0.01 %
- Power supply via plug-in power supply unit or alternatively 4 x 9 V block
- Inputs: 1x XLR (Mic)
- 1x RCA L/R (Line)
- Outputs: 1x XLR (Preamp)
- 1x RCA L/R (Line)
- Dimensions: 116 x 55 x 125 mm
- Weight: 978 g
- Includes power supply
- • Clean gain with surprisingly low noise floor for the price.
- • Flexible EQ with useful low/high cut filters.
- • Phase switch is a genuinely useful feature for recording.
- • Compact size makes it ideal for tight studio spaces.
- • Build quality feels a little plasticky; not rock-solid.
- • Limited to a single mic channel – not a full channel strip.
- • Line input functionality is basic, lacks advanced routing options.
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