Empirical Labs Mike-e Model EL-9 Microphone Preamp

In today’s modern age of digital recorders, DAWs and software plug-ins, Mike-E is the ultimate solution for getting a clean and strong, yet warm and musical signal into the box…and it couldn’t be easier to work – its front panel layout is so straight ahead that even inexperienced engineers will have no problem moving around on it right away.When the engineering team at Empirical Labs sets out to build a microphone preamp, you can be sure it’ll deliver spectacular sound, be effortless to work, and will provide features unlike any other device in its class. To that end, we proudly present Mike-E, a high performance transformer-coupled mic preamp with a noise floor far below any microphone’s self noise, combined with a one-of-a-kind compressor/saturator circuit that delivers classic knee compression as well as versatile tonal ‘coloring’ that can replicate many of the best characteristics of vintage analog recording equipment.The Mike-E features a super low noise transformer input amplifier section with the gain under precise digital control. The signal to noise far exceeds any microphone in existence. Having used many mic preamps over the years, we’ve implemented a unique stepped gain control that should be impervious to the normal flakiness that age causes to pots and detented switches. A “Bad!” LED indicates when the input signal is overloading the circuit. Phantom Power: Yes Made in: USA Controls: Output;Ratio;Phase;Release;Attack;Mix;Gain;Drive Switch: On/Off Package Contents: Power Cable;Manual Type: Preamp Outputs: XLR;Jack 6,3mm Application: Stage;Studio Inputs: XLR;Jack 6,3mm Compressor: Yes Microphone Input: Yes Rackmountable: Yes Frequency Range: 3 Hz - 200 kHz Impedance: 600 Ohm Gain: 40 dB USB: No Headphone Output: No Battery Operation: No UK/EU Power supply included: No Depth (mm): 254.0 Number of Channels: 1 Length (mm): 482.0 Weight: 6,3 kg Height (mm): 44.0 Power Supply: 230V