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Grace Design

Grace Design m108 8-channel Microphone Preamp

Price$3,966.00

Eight mic preamps with balanced analog outputs and a converter behind them, so the same eight channels also leave over AES, ADAT or USB. Channels one and two take an instrument on the front panel, and ribbon mode on any channel keeps phantom power off a ribbon mic. The option slot holds one card. We list Dante for an audio network, Avid DigiLink for Pro Tools and a control room output to run a pair of monitors; Grace also lists a Ravenna card, so ask us about that one. Any card we list costs less fitted at the factory than bought later, and each can also be fitted by the owner.

Option slot: Empty
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Specifications
  • Channels 8 mic preamps, each with A/D conversion
  • Gain -6 to 69 dB
  • Instrument inputs Channels 1 and 2, on the front panel
  • Analog outputs 8 balanced
  • Digital outputs AES3, ADAT and USB 2.0
  • Sample rates 44.1 to 192 kHz
  • A/D dynamic range Over 120 dB, A weighted
  • Option slot One card: Dante, Avid DigiLink, Ravenna or control room output
  • Monitoring Headphone amplifier with its own DAC
  • Control Front panel, or a web browser over Ethernet
  • Clock Word clock in and out
  • Power Internal supply, 90 to 250 V AC, 25 W
  • Size 1U, 16.75 x 10 in (W x D)
  • Weight 2.3 kg (5.2 lb)
Grace Design m108 front panel
Grace Design m108 8-channel Microphone PreampEmpty Price$3,966.00
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