In an email exchange, Marquette told me his motivation. The Grand Pre (why hasn't anyone used that name for a mic preamp before?) is a 2U-height, dual mic preamp based on the classic but sometimes-overlooked British Calrec PQ15s input module. Now Mercury has a pair of solid state mic preamps that are no less impressive, yet a bit more affordable. These units are top- notch-and top-dollar. In Tape Op #49, I reviewed the initial Mercury offerings: Pultec, Fairchild, and Telefunken- inspired tube devices that wowed me. ![]() ![]() Under the Mercury Recording Equipment Company moniker, David Marquette has made a splash with a flurry of new, high- quality, vintage-style outboard gear.
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