--- title: Camden EC1 - Preamp and Headphone Mixer description: Camden EC1 combines award winning preamp technology with a reference-grade headphone amplifier to elevate your audio interface’s front-end to a professional level. image: https://www.cranborne-audio.com/hubfs/Camden_EC1_Photography/EC1_Hero_Angle_2_JPEG_150dpi.jpg --- ![](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1601297573578155&ev=PageView&noscript=1) [![Logo_white High Res](https://www.cranborne-audio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo_white%20High%20Res.png?width=200&name=Logo_white%20High%20Res.png "Logo_white High Res")](https://www.cranborne-audio.com/?hsLang=en) - - - ![EC1_7B_X50_JPEG_72dpi](https://www.cranborne-audio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Camden_EC1_Photography/EC1_7B_X50_JPEG_72dpi.jpg?width=2160&height=1215&name=EC1_7B_X50_JPEG_72dpi.jpg "EC1_7B_X50_JPEG_72dpi") ## Next-level Performance With Your Favourite Microphones Good mics need an amazing preamp. Great mics *deserve* an amazing preamp. Camden EC1 takes your favourite mics and makes them shine with lower noise, more gain, and more linearity than you've ever experienced before. With mics such as the Shure SM7b, Camden EC1 has 70dB of absolutely transparent and noise-free gain for hiss and hum free recordings and pristine VO for you podcast, vocal performance, or instrument. - Lowest noise of any preamp in *any* class - Elite-level preamp performance at all Gain positions - from 8dB to 70dB of preamp Gain - Phase and frequency linear - even at maximum gain - 3 unique preamp analogue flavours to choose from including transformer and valve tone options Hear how Camden EC1 sounds with a Neumann U87 and Shure SM7b with this video from Booth Junkie 👇 ### $599 $399 For A Limited Time Only! 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With amazing, life-like transient response at all frequencies, Camden EC1 can effortlessly gain-up low-output dynamic or Ribbon mics or provide next-level detail with condenser microphones. ✅ Clean Vocals ✅ Speech ✅ Acoustic Guitar ✅ Piano ![thump](https://www.cranborne-audio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/thump.png?width=301&name=thump.png) Transformer-Style Preamp Saturation![Background](https://www.cranborne-audio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Background.jpg?width=600&name=Background.jpg) Switch MOJO to 'Thump' and Camden EC1 introduces saturation and harmonics modelled after vintage transformer-based equipment. Thump adds balanced even and odd harmonics for low-end weight as well as a high-end roll off that feels just like a classic transformer-based preamp. ✅ Kick, Toms ✅ Bass Guitar ✅ Mix Bus Here's what those harmonics look like ⬇️ ![ezgif-5-8706a71e35](https://www.cranborne-audio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ezgif-5-8706a71e35.gif?width=800&name=ezgif-5-8706a71e35.gif) *50Hz Sine Wave, @+4dBu when the Thump Level increased.* *Wondering what you are seeing? The RED outline is what the signal looks like going into Camden EC1, and the WHITE outline shows all of the harmonics that the Thump circuit is generating! * ![cream](https://www.cranborne-audio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cream.png?width=301&name=cream.png) Tube-Style Preamp Saturation![nos-12ax7-mullard-u](https://www.cranborne-audio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/nos-12ax7-mullard-u.jpg?width=600&name=nos-12ax7-mullard-u.jpg) Switch MOJO to 'Cream' and Camden EC1 introduces saturation modelled after tube and valve-based equipment. 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