Avalon U5 Direct Box / Instrument Preamplifier

The Avalon U5 is a high-quality DI and instrument preamp known for its smooth tone, wide compatibility, and professional-grade design. It works great with everything from acoustic guitars to active basses and keyboards, offering rich detail and flexible tone control.

Key Features:
• Pure Class A, 100% discrete circuitry
• Variable gain up to +30 dB
• High input impedance (3M ohms) for clean, natural response
• Six-position tone selector for fast and effective tone shaping
• Dual mic and line level outputs
• Extremely low noise floor (–100 dB) and high headroom (+30 dB)
• DC-coupled Class A output delivers full, powerful bass
• High-cut switch to reduce unwanted noise
• LED signal indicator and headphone output jack
• Accepts high-level signals from speaker outputs (up to 400 watts)
• Selectable active or passive thru with ground isolation
• Discrete internal power supply with low-noise toroidal transformer
• Durable stainless steel hardware

PSU works on 115-230V, currently set to work on 230V, EU power cord included.

US and EU parcels ship via UPS, ETA 1-7 working days from pickup day zero. That also applies to most locations worldwide.

All shipments are fully insured.

Bigger shipments requiring pallets or custom made crates ship to US, CA, JP, CN, AU and other outside of EU locations via DHL Air Freight, ETA is normally approx. 7-14 working days from pickup day zero.

Big shipments inside EU ship via different freight companies, recently mostly via ACE Logistics. Freight forwarders can use different courier companies for deliveries to final destinations.

Palletising and crating time can vary depending on the size of the shipment and packaging queue. We pack all our shipments with great care.

You are most welcome to pick your order up yourself from our Retrosonic Pro Audio showroom, studio and warehouse in Tallinn, Estonia.

We ship worldwide – contact us for a personal shipping quote or any other questions.

VAT (Value Added Tax) can be deducted if you have a company with a valid EU VAT number or if you're based outside of the EU. Non-EU buyers pay all and any import tax and duty as regulated by their local customs.