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The Camden 500 preamp offers ultra-low noise and distortion, ensuring pristine audio quality with THD+N as low as 0.0002% and a broad frequency response, maintaining sound integrity across all settings.
Camden 500 Preamp
The Cranborne Audio Camden 500 is a supremely clean, linear and transparent 500 series mic preamp with added coloured options.
The Cranborne Audio Camden 500 has been designed in the UK with the intention of being the ultimate front-end for recording engineers. It uses a unique custom preamp topology nicknamed ‘ Camden’ that delivers impressive performance from extreme low-noise and low distortion to frequency and phase linearity at all gain settings.
This translates in THD+N as low as 0.0002% and a frequency response of +/-0.7dB between 5Hz to 200kHz at max gain. Phase shift is also inferior to 2 degrees between 20Hz and 20kHz. It provides up to 68dB of gain, enough to power any microphone without sacrificing any of the precision and natural sound.
Mojo Circuit
For those instances where you may require colour and vibe, the Camden 500 includes a unique Mojo circuitry replacing the more traditional transformers with two discrete analogue saturation styles. Mojo consists of an array of filters and discrete second and third harmonic generators that provide the characteristics of vintage transformer and valve equipment. A choice of two voicings is provided.
Thump & Cream
Thump brings low-frequency excitement, between 20Hz and 100Hz adding weight and fuller sound. Cream blends two saturation stages to bring a fair amount of distortion to help your source cut through a busy mix while smoothing out the low-mids and. On full range material, it will also add low-end and smoothing of transients. None of the tone-shaping is achieved through equalisation ensuring a fuller and tighter sound with no smeariness.
Specifications :
- Low-noise and low-distortion performance: -129.8dB EIN (150ohm, unweighted) and THD+N as low as 0.0002%.
- Frequency and phase linearity: ±0.7dB frequency response from 5Hz to 200kHz at max gain and <2° phase shift @ 50Hz – 20kHz.
- Transformerless front-end topology with 68.5dB of gain
- +26.5dBu of input headroom
- EIN: <-129.5dBu, 150 ohm source, unweighted <-135.5dBu, Inputs common, unweighted
- THD+N: <0.0004%, 1kHz, 35dB gain, 24dBu out
- Phase Shift: <2.25°, 40dB gain, 20Hz to 20kHz <4°, Max gain, 20Hz to 20kHz
- Freq. Response: <±1dB, <5 Hz to >200 kHz, all gain settings
- CMRR: >70dB, typ >85dB, 35dB Gain, 10-20kHz, 100mV Common mode
- UK over £99 FREE
- UK under £99 £10
- EU £36
- Rest of World £80
Large/Heavy items: Extra charges may apply (e.g., consoles, large monitors). We’ll contact you before processing if so.
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KEY FEATURES
Versatile Tone Shaping
Equipped with the unique Mojo circuit, the Camden 500 allows users to switch between two analogue saturation styles, adding harmonic richness and texture reminiscent of classic valve and transformer-based systems.
High Gain & Phase Fidelity
Delivering up to 68dB of gain with less than 2 degrees of phase shift across crucial audio frequencies, this preamp accommodates any microphone while preserving the natural sound and dynamics of the source material.
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