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Product Ref: 103411
The Midas 502 utilises an enhanced Midas preamp, the same preamp that engineers the world over regard as the ultimate Midas sound. Crafted using only the highest quality premium-grade components, the 502 delivers exceptional warmth and depth, as well as an incredibly accurate sonic image. The preamplifier within the 502 has been enhanced with the addition of four discrete ultra-low noise input transistors, providing truly astounding sonic versatility with low-noise, transparent performance capabilities. Audible on countless live albums and in an endless list of concerts, the Midas preamp is an award-winning solution with unsurpassed flexibility.
Midas are renowned for their legendary XL4 mixers. The XL4 was equipped with highly regarded low-pass and high-pass filters that aided the mixer's incredible sonic characteristics and flexibility. The Midas 502 delivers those same characteristics, providing you with a low-pass filter with an adjustable filter frequency from 1kHz up to 40kHz, and a high-pass filter with an adjustable frequency from 10Hz up to 400Hz. The filters utilise a 12dB/Oct slope, with -3dB points.
With the same default electronically-balanced output found on most of Midas' revered mixing consoles, the 502 delivers an incredibly clean signal at all signal levels. However, the 502 also provides you with the option of switching to a discrete transistor-driven transformer-balanced output using the unit's TX switch. The transformer within the 502 provides galvanic isolation whilst generating a more vintage sound. The signal becomes saturated at lower frequencies, adding colouration when driven at higher levels. The electronic and transformer outputs feature matched output levels, giving you the ability to achieve true A/B comparisons at any time.