PreSonus TubePre V2 Tube Preamplifier/DI Box

• XmaxTM class a preamp input stage with 12ax7 tube-based output stage.
• Vacuum tube drive for gentle warmth to total fuzz..
• Excellent direct box (di) for guitars and basses.
• Designed in baton rouge, louisiana.

At PreSonus, we've been designing preamps for a long time, and we always focus on audio quality first. So when we decided to upgrade our popular TubePre V2, we focused on improving an already high-quality sound without upping the price. Like the original TubePre, the new version is a fully professional tube preamp, with a dual-servo (no capacitors) gain stage that lets you boost the program signal to smoking hot levels without significantly increasing the background noise. Discrete components and high-voltage operation offer dynamic range and detail not found in other single-channel tube preamps in its class. But the TubePre V2 provides an even wider palette of sound options, and a much more focused tube saturation than the original TubePre. It has been upgraded to employ PreSonus' popular XMAXTM Class A solid-state preamp, which is followed in the signal path by a 12AX7 vacuum-tube stage. Twist the TubePre V2 Drive saturation control to add the tonal "colour" that only a hand-selected 12AX7 vacuum tube can deliver - from gentle warmth to total fuzz. The net result of the XMAX preamp design is high headroom, low noise, wide dynamic range, extended frequency response, and-most important-musicality and transparency, with smooth highs, solid deep lows, and everything in between. The TubePre V2 is more than a mic preamp, though. Thanks to its separate instrument and mic inputs, it also serves as a dynamite direct box (DI) for guitars and basses. And it's small enough to carry almost anywhere, although you also can screw- it to a standard rack tray. So if you are a fan of our original TubePre, you're going to love the improved TubePre V2. And if you are checking out the TubePre for the first time, your ears are in for a real treat. Then check out the price- but sit down first because you're in for a shock. With PreSonus, big sound does not have to cost big bucks.