Auteur mkII 500

500-Series Mic Pre

A Black Lion Audio original, now in 500-series.

The Auteur MKII 500 is one of the most bang-for-your-buck 500-series preamps in existence! You get all of the beloved attack and tone of the classic Auteurs in addition to a Hi-Z input, making it ideal for use with bass and guitar.

Detail and nuance.

All Auteur preamps feature an ultra-fast input stage that captures lots of detail and nuance, and a signal path transformer that adds some heft on the way out. You’ll be able to tone-shape your input signal to your liking with a simple turn of the Gain control, which offers you 67 dB to play with.

Essential features like +48v phantom power, phase inversion, and a 13 dB pad round out the offering.

Once you hear the Auteur MKII 500, you’ll want to load your 500 rack full of ‘em… and at this price, that’s not too hard to do.

We call it Chicago- style.

Auteur preamps deliver the best of both worlds of classic preamp designs — at lower gain levels, you get the fast attack and transparency of American-style preamps; a fantastic compliment for drums and rhythm guitar. Crank up the gain a bit, and you’ll get the warmth and color of classic British preamps, which can be particularly flattering to vocals and bass.

We thought it right to name our preamp design after our hometown. After all, Auteur was born here, too.

<strong>We call it</strong> Chicago- style.

Technical

Mic Section

  • Max Microphone Input Level 1dBu

  • Input Impedance 6000Ω

  • Pad 13dBu

  • Gain (no pad)16dB to 67dB

  • Equivalent Input Noise (noise floor) -108dBu

  • THD N (@ 4dBu output) .0046% @ 12dBu Gain
    .0064% @ 24dBu Gain
    .012% @ 32dBu Gain
    .028% @ 40dBu Gain
    .085% @ 50dBu Gain
    .3% @ 62dBu Gain

  • Bandwidth (1kHz, 600Ω unbalanced source, unweighted) 10Hz to 30kHz

D.I. Section

  • Max D.I. Input Level 18dBu

  • Input Impedance Balanced 2.2MΩ

  • Input Impedance Unbalanced 1.1MΩ

  • Pad13dBu

  • Gain 16dB to 67dB

  • Equivalent Input Noise (noise floor) -82dB

  • THD N (@ 4dBu output).007% @ 12dBu
    .11% @ 40dBu

  • Bandwidth (1kHz, 600Ω unbalanced source, unweighted)10Hz to 30kHz

Output Section

  • Max Output Level 28dBu

  • Output Impedance 600Ω

Other

  • Power Supply /- 15v from 500 series rack

  • Product Dimensions1.5” x 6.5” x 5.25”

  • Product Weight.8 lbs

  • Shipping Dimensions13” x 13” x 5”

  • Shipping Weight3 lbs


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