Great River ME-1NV

This "desktop" (and rackable) preamp offers the same definitive sonic fidelity and expert craftsmanship as all Great River products, Transparency and vintage harmonic structure are both achieved with NV-Series preamps.

The Great River ME-1NV achieves "new classic" performance status with two discrete Class-A gain stages (the dual gain-stage meters are a Great River exclusive), a front-panel DI input jack which is routed via FET through the input transformer (also unique to Great River preamps) for must-hear-to-believe sound from all Hi-Z instruments, and a discrete high-current Class-A "big iron" transformer-coupled output amplifier. The ME-1NV is a fundamentally important audio tool that brings out the best in every microphone and instrument.

• Multiple In/Out connections: XLR balanced; ¼" -10dbV output for 'no-latency' DAW monitoring; high-Z input on front panel (disconnects mic input): TRS ¼ insert patch point for compressor or equalizer ahead of the output amplifier

• Adjustable gain stages: input in 5db steps to 60db; output from -25 to +10db; maximum overall gain 70db; 2 to 3 stages of single ended solid state amplifier gain blocks, depending on gain structure; high-current 70ma Class A bias on output stage

• Input and output meters on each channel (dual-stage metering is a Great River exclusive)

• Front panel switches: polarity; phantom power; input impedance (1200 / 300 ohm); output loading (600 ohm resistor across output transformer)

• High quality, custom wound Sowter transformers

• Gold plated switching contacts

• Local power supply regulation on each channel

• 110 or 220 volt operation with external selection, either 50 or 60 Hz

• Half-rack-space with internal power supply