ART Digital MPA II 2-Channel Tube Microphone Preamplifier

Description

The all new ARTDigital MPA-IIdelivers all of the same great features of theProMPAwith the added versatility of digital output. Like theProMPA-II, each input circuit has 48v phantom power and features variable input impedance which can radically vary the overall performance of any high quality dynamic or ribbon microphone. TheDigital MPA-IIcan be configured for dual mono or stereo operation with selectable mid/side mic support, summing the adjacent channel, to decode left/right signals.

The input section of theDigital MPA-IIoperates at either a low or high plate voltage applied to the two integrated hand-selected 12AX7 tubes for wider variation of preamp tone and performance. Large back-lit analog VU output meters display output levels while multi-colored LED arrays, with average or peak hold, show tube gain and digital output levels.

In addition to XLR and 1/4 analog outputs, theDigital MPA-IIfeatures a high quality A to D converter which offers digital connectivity on S/PDIF, ADAT, or AES/EBU outputs. A rotary control on the front panel allows selection of format and sample rates from 44.1 to 192 KHz and 16 bit dithering. There is also a push button for, and two wordclock jacks, allowing loop-through.

TheDigital MPA-IIcomes in a standard 2u space rack-mountable steel chassis, with CNC routed black anodized aluminum face panel.