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GRACE design  |  Product Code: 144174

GRACE design m103 (1-channel Mic Pre/Comp/EQ) [Made-to-order, delivery time 2-3 weeks] [Official Japanese product]

Regular price $3,219.00
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Product Condition
Brand New Unused, as sold.
Mint Like new, no flaws.
Excellent Barely used, very minor wear.
Very Good Light wear, fully functional.
Good Visible wear, plays fine.
Fair Heavy wear, still playable.

Description

Grace Design's first channel strip!
This "Grace design" preamp is widely used in recordings due to its transparent sound.
The m103 is the company's first channel strip to feature a transformerless mic preamplifier with Comp and EQ.

The 1U-sized m103 is a model equipped with a 3-band EQ and compressor on the microphone preamp. The microphone preamp inherits the same preamp and functions as the m101, and is equipped with ribbon microphone, guitar, and line input modes, making it suitable for a variety of situations.

The equalizer uses a 3-band parametric equalizer with a "parallel tuning design" that minimizes sound quality degradation and noise. The Hi and Lo sections also have switchable shelving/peaking curves, expanding the range of equalization.

The compressor is an optical compressor that is well suited to recording vocals, etc. It is a natural compressor that takes advantage of the clean circuit design of this unit.
In addition, the m103 allows you to chain "mic preamp → EQ → compressor" or "mic preamp → compressor → EQ", allowing for more freedom in sound creation.

Features: ■ Fast, musical transimpedance microphone preamp circuit ■ Precision 0.5% metal film resistors ■ 12-position rotary gain switch ■ High-performance line driver and HPF amplifier ■ Ribbon microphone mode ■ Precision 3-band EQ section (fully parametric Mid, Hi/Lo switchable Peak/Shelf)
■Newly designed optical compressor ■Microphone amplifier direct output ■Line input to EQ/COMP section ■Leather-edged black anodized panel ■Gold contact relay for Hi-Z input switching ■LED indicators (48V, ribbon mode, HPF)
■Two 10-segment meters (gain reduction and output)
■Made in USA

☆Staff Comments☆
The clean, mirror-like sound is achieved by combining a transformerless circuit that eliminates noise as much as possible with carefully selected parts.
In addition to the wide range of inputs and outputs available on the m101, the EQ and COMP allow you to create an even wider range of sounds.

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