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PreSonus TubePre v2

RRP $175.00
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Product Overview

Improving on A Great Sound

At PreSonus, we’ve been designing preamps for a long time, and we always focus on audio quality first. So when we decided to upgrade our popular TubePre V2, we focused on improving an already high-quality sound—without jacking up the price. Like the original TubePre, the new version is a fully professional tube preamp, with a dual-servo (no capacitors) gain stage that lets you boost the program signal to smoking hot levels without significantly increasing the background noise. Discrete components and high-voltage operation offer dynamic range and detail not found in other single-channel tube preamps in its class.


Applications

But the TubePre V2 provides an even wider palette of sound options, and a much more focused tube saturation, than the original TubePre. It has been upgraded to employ PreSonus’ popular XMAX Class A solid-state preamp, which is followed in the signal path by a 12AX7 vacuum-tube stage. Twist the TubePre V2 Drive saturation control to add the “color” that only a hand-selected 12AX7 vacuum tube can deliver — from gentle warmth to total fuzz.

Housed in a rugged case, the TubePre V2 rear panel sports separate unbalanced, ¼” instrument and balanced, XLR mic inputs and unbalanced ¼” and balanced XLR line outputs. We’ve included all of the extras you need for professional operation including a high-pass filter, phantom power for condenser mics, polarity reverse switch and a backlit VU meter.

The TubePre V2 is more than a mic preamp, though. Thanks to its separate instrument and mic inputs, it also serves as a dynamite direct box (DI) for guitars and basses. And it’s small enough to carry almost anywhere, although you also can screw-mount it to a standard rack tray.

So if you are a fan of our original TubePre, you’re going to love the improved TubePre V2. And if you are checking out the TubePre for the first time, your ears are in for a real treat. Then check out the amazing low price—but sit down first because you’re in for a shock. Because with PreSonus, big sound does not have to cost big bucks.

Features

Details on the full range of features are available under the Downloads tab above

XMAX™ Class A preamp input stage
12AX7 dual-servo vacuum tube output stage
Input Gain control
48V phantom power
80 Hz high-pass filter
-20 dB pad
Instrument input select
Polarity-reverse switch
Backlit VU meter
Clip LED

Input/Output
    1 unbalanced ¼” instrument input
    1 balanced XLR mic input
    1 unbalanced ¼” line output
    1 balanced XLR line output

Specifications

Full specifications are available under the Downloads tab above

  • Mic Input
  •     Connector Type    XLR, female, balanced
  •     EIN    -131 dB, 20 kHz BW, max gain, Rs=40Ω, A-wtd -128 dB, 20 kHz BW, max gain, Rs=40Ω, unwtd
  •     Frequency Response    20 Hz – 20 kHz, -0.3 dB, +4 dBu, unity gain 5 Hz – 120 kHz, -3 dB, +4 dBu, unity gain
  •     THD+N    0.01%, -10 dBu, 1 kHz, unity gain, 20 kHz BW, unwtd
  •     Dynamic Range    115 dB, 1 kHz, unity gain, 20 kHz BW, A-wtd 107 dB, 1kHz, unity gain, 20 kHz BW, unwtd
  •     Input Impedance    1.3 kΩ
  •     Phantom Power    +48 VDC, 10 mA
  • Instrument Input
  •     Connector Type    ¼” TS, female, unbalanced
  •     Input Impedance    1 MΩ
  • Analog Output
  •     Connector Types    XLR, male, balanced ¼” TS, female, unbalanced
  •     Maximum Output    +20 dBu
  •     Output Impedance     51Ω
  • Tube Stage
  •     Type    12AX7

Product Downloads

  • TubePre v2 TubePre v2 JPG 2.2 MB
  • TubePre v2 Manual PDF 2.2 MB
  • TubePre v2 TubePre v2 Front JPG 2.1 MB
  • TubePre v2 TubePre v2 Back JPG 1.7 MB

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*Prices are in AUD, include GST and are subject to change. Please call National Audio for pricing and availability on the TubePre v2.