The Golden Age Audio PRE-73 Jr PREMIER is a one-channel vintage style microphone and instrument preamplifier that delivers the classic 1073-inspired sound using only high-quality, discrete class-A components.
Transformer balanced input and output stages, equipped with UK-made Carnhill transformers, ensure the unmistakable warmth, punch, sweetness, and musicality that have made this circuit legendary across decades of recording. With no integrated circuits or surface mount components, and premium tantalum and polystyrene capacitors, the PRE-73 Jr PREMIER is engineered for authenticity, durability, and superior sonic performance.
Compact yet powerful, the Golden Age Audio PRE-73 Jr PREMIER offers a gain range of 20–70 dB, a two-position AIR boost at 30 kHz, and a switchable high pass filter with two selectable frequencies at 40 Hz and 170 Hz. It also provides switchable phantom power, absolute phase reversal, and a high-impedance instrument input for guitars, basses, and other instruments.
An output level control allows users to drive the Golden Age Audio PRE-73 Jr PREMIER for character before attenuating for optimal levels, while the insert jack accommodates external EQs or processors. With its rugged build, external power supply for noise isolation, and flexible XLR/TRS connectivity, the Golden Age Audio PRE-73 Jr PREMIER combines premium components and classic design in a space-saving format that makes authentic vintage sound accessible to today’s studios.
Features
- Vintage style class-A electronics with no integrated circuits or surface mount components
- Gain switch range from 20 to 70 dB
- Selectable AIR boost EQ at 3 or 6 dB @ 30 kHz
- Two-position high pass filter at 40 Hz and 170 Hz
- Switchable phantom power and absolute phase
- High-impedance instrument input for guitars, basses, and sound modules
- Signal LED indicator for easy monitoring
- Output level control for fine adjustment or overdriving the gain stage
- Combo XLR/TRS input and separate XLR/TRS outputs
- Insert jack for adding EQs or other processors
- UK-made Carnhill input and output transformers
- Tantalum and polystyrene capacitors with mostly soldered internal connections
- External power supply to reduce interference
- Compact format, with up to four units mountable in a 19-inch rack kit
- Durable build quality designed for long-term reliability