$19,000.00
The Merrill Audio MASTER TRIDENT Tape Head Preamplifier design for is to be the ultimate for Professionals in Tape Reproduction of Master Tapes working with Multiple Reel to Reel Tape Machines.? With 3 inputs, HF adjustments, volume Adjustments, Balance Adjustments and VU Meter Adjustments, the Professional Recording Engineer can customize each input with 3 different settings that can be saved. With Master Tapes, there is a great deal of information, a huge Dynamic Contrast between the loud and the soft, much faster transients and immediacy. Voice, strings, percussions, horns all play with greater ease. The room echo provides lingering decay as does the sound boards of the Guitar, Piano and strings. There are rich, abundant harmonics from the musical instruments that are highly complex and integrated. All of this must be kept intact and separated, without masking another, without removing detail and decay, while being natural, have the ability to provide instantaneous transients.
EQ available | 3.75 IPS NAB |
7.5 IPS NAB | |
7.5 IPS IEC | |
15 IPS NAB | |
15 IPS IEC | |
30 IPS IEC2 | |
Channel Balance | 0dB to 71dB selectable in 1024 increments |
Color Touch Screen | 480?800 TFT Capacitive Touch Screen, 5? screen |
S/N | Better than 110dB |
Gain | 71dB, with ?level control from 0dB to 71dB output selectable in 1024 settings |
Input | Balanced |
# of Inputs | 3 Balanced Inputs |
# settings | 3 Saved Settings per input, total 9 settings. |
Output | Balanced |
Output Impedance | 50 ohms |
Maximum output voltage | 24 volts |
External power supply Standard | |
Dual Mono design | |
Display configurable for brightness | 10 brightness settings |
Footers | Isoacoustics GAIA III |
Dimensions | MASTER TRIDENT Tape Head Preamp, 430mm (17?) x 400mm (16?) x 110mm (4.4?) without footers. 430mm (17?) x 400mm (16?) x 150mm (5.9?) with footers |
External Kratos II Power Supply, 153mm (6?) x 88mm (3.5) x 310mm ( 12.2? ) |