APA Juggernaut 500 Mic Pre/Di Pair

THE JUGGERNAUT 500 is an all Class A discrete, transformer coupled, 500 series preamp, designed by Tim Farrant (Buzz Audio) and Nathan Eldred (Atlas Pro Audio). These are possibly the most versatile 500 series preamp out there, featuring switch-able iron and nickel input transformers.

This pair has the nickel output transformers installed, but can be swapped to iron output transformers. I will include one iron output transformer in the sale of the pair. Nickel in + nickel out gives a bottom end I haven’t heard in another preamp, almost like another octave on the bottom end. With the additional output transformer, you'll have a pair of preamps that can do it all.

One was purchased brand new from APA. The second was purchased second hand, but has a new nickel output transformer taken from a third I purchased new (I wanted matching face plates).

APA Juggernaut 500 Features:

• All Class A & discrete electronics
• Fully 500 Series Compatible
• Can emulate classic vintage and modern preamps based on settings
• Push Button Switchable Custom input transformers (iron or nickel)
• Auto mute when switching between input transformers - Custom nickel output transformer
• Boost - Low gain or high gain settings (eliminates the need for input pad)
• 41 position detented gain potentiometer made by Alps
• 41 position detented impedance potentiometer made by Alps
• Gain selectable in approximately 1db increments
• Widest impedance selection on any preamp ranging from 300 ohms to 10k ohms
• Full 70dB of gain, perfect for ribbons and low output dynamics
• High headroom, extremely quiet at highest gain
• Instrument DI - Heavy duty custom fluted aluminum knobs
• LED Push buttons glow when activated
• Mute button
• Polarity Reverse
• 48V
• +THD - output pad
• Clip LED
• Power Consumption: Max 75mA