Preamps / Channel Strips

Though billed as a high‑quality single‑channel mic preamp, the EC1 is a whole lot more.

Love the sound of high‑end analogue kit, but don’t have the space or the money to buy it? No problem...

Mayer’s all‑analogue tape emulation is joined in the 500 series by a mic preamp and limiter.

API celebrate half a century of their iconic preamp design with a reissue for the 500 series.

Not all 500‑series racks are created equal. Here’s what you need to know to make your choice.

With so many modules on the market, how do you make the right choices?

This feature-packed channel strip pairs a vintage mic preamp design with a Pultec-style inductor EQ.

Does Neumann's first standalone mic preamp live up to their enviable reputation?

Though more affordable than high-end parent brand BAE, UK Sound's gear certainly isn't bargain-basement stuff!

It's often claimed that expensive mic preamps will take your recordings to the next level. But is that really true, or are you...

With added functionality and improved specs, this great preamp just got better.

This remote-controllable preamp boasts some unusual features aimed largely at the live-sound market.

Could this be the perfect partnership between vintage vibe and contemporary convenience?

How do I tell which preamps are good and which aren't? Are there any particular specs I should I look out for?

SOS Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns chats to the MD of Cranborne Audio, Sean Karpowicz, about how and why he started this innovative British pro-audio manufacturer, the many business and technical challenges involved along the way, and his company's approach to product design and manufacture.

Retro‑Flyer adds an impedance-matched preamplifier and a mid-range EQ, plus stereo tremolo, to 73-note and 88-note Mk1 and Mk2 Rhodes pianos.