Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 1, 2000 -- The PreSonus Blue Tube Stereo Microphone Preamplifier with Instrument Inputs is now shipping. The Blue Tube was designed to be a companion to the popular PreSonus Blue Max Stereo Smart Compressor.

Presonus' Blue Tube preamp (click on image for larger view)

The Blue Tube features two high performance microphone preamplifiers with the Sovtek 12AX7 tube and dual servo gain stages (no capacitors). Front panel controls consist of tube drive, gain, 48V phantom power, 20dB pad and polarity reversal. Each channel of the Blue Tube features a Neutrik combo connector on the front panel that accepts microphones or instrument direct inputs. A full offering of output connectors include: XLR balanced and TRS unbalanced on both channels. The output signal is available on both styles of connector simultaneously. Visual monitoring is provided via two eight-segment LED meters on the front panel.

The Blue Tube front panel is produced using extruded, anodized aluminum with milled edges. The chassis is designed to fit into the PreSonus Blue Max rack adapter that currently accepts the Blue Max stereo compressor. MSRP $199 For more information contact presonus@presonus.com

Source: Presonus
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