If high headroom, wide bandwidth, and low noise are important to you, Sweetwater has a preamp you should check out: the Avalon M5. With its discrete, Class A electronics and minimalist signal path, this preamp delivers up to 64dB of pristine gain — enough to handle your favorite ribbon mics on quieter sources. Leveraging Avalon’s advanced transformer-balanced input stage with dual high-performance Class A cascode FET and discrete bipolar amplifiers, the M5 delivers sonic excellence on the most demanding sources. It sounds amazing on vocals and acoustic instruments and does an outstanding job on a bass or keyboard plugged into its active DI input. For even more versatility, the M5 features a passive 6dB/octave highpass filter, variable from 30Hz to 185Hz. Favored by top engineers and producers, Avalon preamps are staples in the world’s finest studios. Put an M5 in your rack and capture the clarity and definition you’ve been missing.
- 100% discrete, pure Class A mode
- Transformer-balanced mic input
- High-impedance DI instrument input
- Musical, modern sonic character and natural harmonic detail
- Low noise, EIN unweighted: -126dB @ 150 ohm
- Passive 6dB/octave highpass filter, variable from 30Hz to 185Hz
- Gain range: +20dB to +64dB in 2dB steps
- Optional B&K 130V card
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