Black Lion Audio Auteur Quad2

Auteur Quad2 is a four-channel rackmount edition of our lauded Auteur mic preamp. Auteur preamps are known for their snappy, transparent, American-style IC-based input stage while also providing a fat, colorful British-style output stage via US-made Cinemag transformers.

This hybrid implementation of vintage and modern designs makes Auteur astonishingly versatile. While it sounds great on everything, it particularly shines on sources that require detail but also benefit from some added weight, such as drums or vocals. 

With the Auteur Quad2, you'll track up to four inputs simultaneously. You get independent +48v on every input, as well as polarity reverse and a -10 dB pad. All channels have dedicated Instrument-level inputs on the front for DI recording, while the rear panel sports XLR inputs and XLR and TRS outs.

The Auteur Quad2 has several improvements over the original. In addition to increased gain, you also get all-new analog VU meters, and all 1/4" inputs offer instrument- and line-level connections. The Auteur Quad2's combination of channel count, signal quality, and feature set makes it one of the best bang-for-your-buck preamps around.

• 4-channel preamp with ultra-high-speed input stage and Cinemag output transformers
• 4 Instrument / Line DI jacks
• 66 dB of gain handles any type of microphone, including power-hungry dynamic and ribbon mics
• Analogue VU metering on all 4 channels
• Per-channel phantom power, polarity reverse, and pad