EARTHWORKS 521 ZDT 500-SERIES MIC PREAMP

Description

The EARTHWORKS 521 ZDT 500-SERIES MIC PREAMP is a high quality microphone preamp for 500-series format using on David Blackmer’s Zero Distortion Technology.

The EARTHWORKS 521 ZDT 500-SERIES MIC PREAMP delivers the same sonic performance as its 1U rack counterpart, with high precision and pristine preamplification. The 500-series mic preamp features a switchable phantom power, polarity invert, and peak amplitude peak detection, a similar feature found on the rack version of the ZDT Preamp series. Transparent gain is provided up to 60dB in 5dB increments.

The solid-state mic preamp features a superior common mode rejection and overload margin as well as an incredibly low noise floor. The 521 ZDT has an ultra-wide bandwidth from 1Hz all the way up to 200kHz +/-0.5dB and extremely low distortion; less than 0.0001%. This ensures an exceptional performance and transparency. With a wide range of impedances applied, the Earthworks is ideal with any microphone be it dynamic, ribbon or condenser.

The main features of the EARTHWORKS 521 ZDT 500-SERIES MIC PREAMP include:

• Clean, uncolored 500 series preamplifier for standard 500 series racks (required; sold separately)
• Zero distortion, less than 1 ppm (>0.0001%)
• Solid state, transformerless
• Switchable 48V phantom power
• Polarity invert switch
• Peak amplitude clip detection
• Transparent gain switchable from 5 to 60 dB in 5 dB steps
• High output level of +30 dBu
• Fully differential (balanced) from input to output (i.e., no internal conversion to single-ended)
• All discrete components; Class A amplification (no ICs and electrolytic capacitors in signal path)
• Greater transparency with minimum signal path and features
• Low noise floor
• Wide bandwidth

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