Golden Age Audio

Golden Age Audio, formerly known as Golden Age Project, is a Swedish company founded by Bo Medin that specialises in designing high-quality, vintage-inspired recording equipment at accessible prices. The company is best known for recreating the sound and character of classic studio gear from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, including legendary microphone preamps, compressors, equalisers and ribbon microphones, while integrating modern manufacturing techniques to keep costs down. Their products, such as the PRE-73 preamp and COMP-2A compressor, have earned a strong reputation among engineers and musicians worldwide for delivering authentic analogue warmth and tone without the high price of vintage originals.

Released in 2017
The Golden Age Audio COMP-2A is a vintage style tube compressor/leveler based on a classic 1960s optical design, offering smooth program dependent compression, transformer balanced I/O, and simple, effective controls in a compact, rugged format.
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Released in 2017
The Golden Age Audio COMP-3A is a vintage style, all-discrete optical compressor with transformer balanced I/O, simple controls, and classic program dependent compression in a compact and affordable format.
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Released in 2019
The Golden Age Audio PREQ-73 PREMIER is a vintage style mic/line/instrument preamp with a classic three-band EQ, Carnhill transformers, and 80 dB of gain, delivering authentic 1073 tone and flexible sound shaping in a premium build.
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Released in 2019
The Golden Age Audio COMP-3A Jr is a compact, vintage style optical compressor with transformer balanced I/O, an integrated optocoupler, and simple front-panel controls, offering classic analogue compression at an affordable price.
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Released in 2019
The PRE-73 DLX MkII is an upgraded vintage style preamp based on the 1073 design, offering transformer balanced stages, improved power supply, AIR EQ, and robust construction while preserving the warm and musical character of the original.
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Released in 2021
The Golden Age Audio COMP-54 MkIII is a vintage style diode bridge compressor based on the 2254 design, featuring transformer balanced stages, stepped controls, and versatile attack, release, and ratio settings for classic analogue compression at an affordable cost.
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Released in 2022
The Golden Age Audio PRE-73 Jr PREMIER is a compact 1073-style preamp with UK-made Carnhill transformers, discrete class-A design, AIR EQ, high pass filter, and instrument input, delivering premium vintage sound in an affordable and durable format.
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Released in 2023
The Golden Age Audio Pre-73 Jr MKII is a compact, vintage style class-A preamp based on the classic 1073 design, offering transformer balanced I/O, flexible EQ and filter options, and the iconic warm, punchy sound at an affordable price.
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