Simply put, the Cranborne Audio Camden 500 is the cleanest, most linear and transparent preamp you've ever heard. Designed from the ground up as the ultimate front-end for the modern studio and engineer, Camden 500 meets the demands of modern workflow and production techniques. The preamp features a completely new, specially designed Camden preamp topology that delivers stunning low-noise, low-distortion performance and frequency and phase linearity at all gain settings. The sum result is -129.8dB ON (150 Ohm, unweighted), THD+N up to 0.0002%, frequency response ±0.7 dB from 5 Hz to 200 kHz at maximum gain and <2° phase shift @ 20 Hz - 20 kHz.

For moments when an extra piece of British character is needed instead of using a transformer and living with its drawbacks, Cranborne Audio has developed Mojo - two discrete analog saturation styles that turn the Camden 500 into the fattest, warmest and most characterful preamp in your arsenal - all at the touch of a button. Best of all, unlike transformers and other older designs, Mojo can be used subtly or exaggeratedly, or even deactivated completely.

Cranborne Audio Camden 500

• Completely discrete, transformerless design with custom Camden preamp topology, designed by Cranbourne Director of Engineering, Edward Holmes.
• Performs at all gain settings at the almost theoretical limits of noise, distortion, and phase/frequency linearity.
• Optimized input impedance and input treble range for microphone, line, and Hi-Z sources
• Custom 'Mojo' analog saturation circuit with variable control, True Bypass and 2 discrete styles - Thump and Cream
• Gold Flashing on backplane contacts for increased conductivity and durability
• Developed, designed and manufactured in the UK.