"I could see the Sage pre's being the front end for almost everything I do! I have used almost EVERY mic pre known to man at this point, and the Sage pre's are really, really great. They hear things the way I hear things! Big, punchy, tons of great transient whallop... Impact... Open top end.... all the good stuff, with just enough discrete "gleam" to the top end (the sound of headroom)."

Joel Hamilton / Studio G
Brooklyn, NY
(Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Sparklehorse, Unsane, Frank Black ... etc ...)

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Designed and hand-constructed by long-time record producer Phillip Victor Bova along with his son Producer / Engineer Philip Shaw Bova, these pres use discrete class A transistor circuitry + hand-selected precision-matched components, hand-wired and assembled to deliver an incredibly punchy and open sound quality.

• discrete class A transistor circuitry
• hand-selected precision-matched components
• hand-wired and assembled
• unclip-able input (even by extreme mic signals) - requires no input pad
• +26 dBu output capable of driving a 600 ohm load or greater (this covers everything from vintage gear to the latest digital audio workstations)
• +48 volt switch-able phantom power w/ jewel light indicator
• Vishay™ gain pot
• gold plated XLR balanced I / O connectors
• very low self noise
• separate DC connector cable from each SE-Pre1 module to power supply
• unique exotic wood (purple heart or oak) front panel detailing w/ vintage-style knob and switch

• every sage module is FULLY tested, 'burned-in' and signed by the 'builder' prior to shipment
• the SE-Pre1™ carries a generous 3 year warranty
• all units require an external power supply
• our SE-PS2™ external power supply (capable of powering up to 2 SE-Pre1s) is housed and sold separately @ CDN $299.00
• our SE-PS8™ external power supply (capable of powering up to 8 SE-Pre1s) is housed and sold separately @ CDN $499.00.
• for those so inclined - we can provide basic guidelines for building your own + / - 24 V power supply - or having one built for you

• each single channel stand-alone module sells for CDN $679.
  
  
• 2 modules (CDN $1358.) can be;
  • mounted horizontally in 19" 2 RU metal or plexi rackmount panel ~ sold separately at CDN $89./
  • housed ~ along with the SE-PS2 power supply and cables ~ in an aluminum carrying case with high density die cut foam insert ~ sold separately at CDN $139.
  
  
• 8 modules (CDN $5432.) can be;
  • racked in a 19" 4 RU metal rackmount panel ~ sold separately at CDN $189./
  • racked in an aluminium w/ laminate rack road case with wood and metal rails and removable front and back panels (as shown above) ~ sold separately at CDN $189./

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Tony Bongiovi w/ one of his SE-Pre1™ mic pres @ Power Station, Pompano Beach, FL

Ultimately, of course all that matters is the sound ... a listen's worth a thousand words.