Trident 500 Series 80B Preamp

A 500 series recreation of the classic Trident Series 80B console preamp, bringing that late-’70s / early-’80s Trident sound into a compact modern format.

Built around the original 80B preamp design, it features a Lundahl transformer-coupled mic input, Lundahl output transformer, electronically balanced line input, and front-panel Hi-Z input. Gain range is generous, noise is very low, and transient response is fast, making it equally at home with condenser, dynamic, and ribbon microphones.

The 80B-500 also adds practical studio features including phantom power, polarity reverse, separate mic and line level controls, variable HPF and LPF, and LED output metering.

This is a strong choice for anyone after the punch, clarity, and musical weight associated with Trident’s classic Series 80B consoles, in an easy-to-integrate 500 series module.

Key features
• faithful Series 80B preamp recreation
• Lundahl transformer-coupled mic input
• Lundahl output transformer
• electronically balanced line input
• front-panel Hi-Z input
• variable HPF and LPF
• polarity reverse
• 48V phantom power
• LED output meter

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.

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