TRITON AUDIO D20 Mono

D2O is a low noise discrete microphone preamp, it is a further development of the famous German V series preamps, widely recognized as one of the best sounding preamps. These preamps were used at Abbey Road to record The Beatles, Pink Floyd to name a view. Today the V series preamps are still in demand, although most units are now at least 35 years old and need to be rebuilt or refurbished.

The D2O mono is a single unit preamp housed in a rugged aluminum enclosure. The portable format is ideal for the new generation of mobile recording interfaces.

D2O's general layout consists of a Lundahl 1571 input transformer followed by 2 single ended gain stages. The second gain stage can be selected to be either a high gain Fet or a Tube stage. when the high gain, all Fet circuit is engaged D2O becomes an ideal companion for microphones with a relatively low output like ribbon microphones. With the hybrid Fet/Tube circuit is engaged the sonic benefits of having a tube in the signal path can be utilised. Output drive is supplied by a discrete low impedance Fet buffer with superb sonic properties. Quality Paper in oil coupling capacitors are used, all other used components are high-end grade as well.