API 512c 500-Series discrete mic preamp in excellent condition — fully functional, no issues. Made in USA.

The 512c is API's flagship mic preamp module and one of the most recorded-with preamps in history — the same discrete Class A topology that defined the API console sound. Built around the API 2520 op-amp with transformer-coupled input and output. Punchy, fast, and musical — handles everything from delicate acoustic sources to slammed drums.

- Discrete Class A with API 2520 op-amp
- Transformer-coupled input and output
- Gain: 20–65 dB in 5 dB steps- 48V phantom, polarity reverse,
-20 dB pad
- Front-panel Hi-Z instrument input
- 500-series format — works in any standard lunchbox
- Made in USA

Ships from Finland, EU. Tracked shipping included.