Today I walkthrough, explain, test and review Golden Age Project Pre-73 MKIII which is a budget Neve 1073 style preamp. This offers +80dB of gain with 2 high pass filters and 2 high shelf filters as well as a variable mic input impedance. For a budget outboard pre, this thing is very powerful and versatile.

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Buy the Focusrite 2i2 (3rd Gen)- Same Performance as 18i20 (Affiliate Link)
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00:00 - Intro / Pricing
00:26 - Signal Chain for Testing
00:56 - What’s in the Box
01:11 - Build Quality
01:43 - Walkthrough of Preamp
03:15 - Specifications
03:49 - High Pass / High Shelf Test
05:37 - Input Impedance Test
07:01 - Shure SM7b Mic Test (No Cloudlifter or Fethead)
08:42 - Preamp Gain Noise Test
09:37 - Preamp vs. Interface Preamp
12:23 - Pros & Cons
13:41 - Opinion on Pre
14:17 - Recommendation
16:03 - Outro