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- Page 1 AEA TRP2 OWNER’S MANUAL THE ORIGINAL 2-CHANNEL RIBBON PREAMP...
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Page 2: Welcome
– whenever a true and pristine signal path is desired. Your TRP2 is 100% handcrafted in Pasadena, CA. AEA is a family owned company with a small crew of skilled technicians – most of them being musicians themselves. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS WELCOME INTRODUCTION WARRANTY SUPPORT GENERAL GUIDELINES FRONT PANEL GUIDE CONNECTIONS GUIDE SETTING THE GAIN OTHER FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS... -
Page 4: Introduction
INTRODUCTION The TRP2 is a half-rack, two-channel, high gain and high impedance microphone preamp. Specifically designed for ribbon microphones, the TRP2 (The Ribbon Preamp) excels at drawing out the warmth and lush sound ribbons are uniquely known for. With 85dB of sweet JFET gain, the TRP2 delivers the quietness, and headroom needed for today’s high-resolution recordings. -
Page 5: General Guidelines
GENERAL GUIDELINES To maintain the best performance from your new AEA TRP2, take note of these two requirements: 1) Never place preamp on or close proximity to electro-magnetic fields or hot surfaces. Electromagnetic fields created by power transformers, motors, or RF transmitters can potentially damage or interfere with the preamp functionality. -
Page 6: Connections Guide
CONNECTIONS GUIDE The TRP2’s rear panel supplies one Neutrik 3-pin XLR input per channel. Microphone input connections are made via female XLR connectors with Pin-2 + or high, Pin-3 – or low, and Pin-1 ground. -
Page 7: Setting The Gain
Mic Gain control fully counterclockwise. Then, with the microphone in position increase the Mic Gain control until you are happy with the input level in your DAW, console, or tape machine. On the TRP2, if the red LED is illuminated too often or... -
Page 8: Other Features
Low-Cut Frequency Filter The TRP2’s Low-Frequency filter (ref. 5) features a 12dB per octave slope from 100Hz. This Low-Frequency filter is intended to moderate the bass boost “proximity effect” inherent with a ribbon microphone when used up close. - Page 9 Power Supply An external switching power supply with a grounded AC plug is used with the TRP2 so hum fields can be kept away from the high- gain electronics. The power supply allows the TRP2 to be used in any country without any modifications made to the unit.
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Page 11: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS 85dB of gain at 1kHz, balanced-in to Gain at 1kHz: balanced-out in Microphone Input mode <2dB Noise figure, rms A-weighted: <3dB, 20 kHz LPF bandwidth Noise figure, rms unweighted: <-130 dBu A-weighted, 150 Ohm resistive EIN: source Frequency Response: -3dB <1Hz and >100 kHz THD: <0.02% at 1 kHz... - Page 12 AEARIBBONMICS.COM | @RIBBONMICS | INFO@RIBBONMICS.COM | (800) 798-9127...