Description

Camden EC1 combines the multi award winning Camden preamp technology with a
reference-grade headphone amplifier to elevate your audio interface’s front-end to a
professional level.

Award Winning Pedigree

Camden EC1 introduces one of the cleanest and most transparent preamps on the market
into a standalone, desktop-friendly chassis that can integrate with any audio interface.

Designed to compete with the very best, the Camden preamp itself achieves
unprecedented low-noise and low-distortion performance as well as frequency and phase
linearity at all gain settings.

Capture your source with complete transparency; boost low-sensitivity microphones
without adding noise and colouration; and capture instant and coherent transients without
phase shift that cause summing abnormalities. Camden EC1 exhibits performance
specifications that exceed the most revered ‘transparent’ preamps on the market.

It’s 12-way rotary Gain switch enables easy recallability of preamp gain whilst it’s dedicated
mic, line, and hi-z input modes allows Camden EC1 to not only become your go-to mic
preamp, but also a line-level saturator and instrument DI thanks to dedicated 1⁄4” jack Link
outputs for each channel.

Vintage Persona

Using it’s Mojo analogue saturation control, Camden EC1’s transforms from extraordinarily
clean, natural, and precise sounding, into thick, gooey, and vintage-sounding at the turn of
a dial.

With two discrete Mojo styles; Thump and Cream, Camden EC1 can perfectly imitate
vintage transformer or valve-based preamps at the turn of a dial.

Mojo’s saturation is completely variable, allowing you to dial-in the amount of saturation
you need for each source. Keep it at 3-4 for authentic preamp saturation or crank it up to 11
for a more exaggerated effect!

Perhaps most crucially and unlike transformer-based preamps, when you need something
clean and transparent for a particular session/source, Mojo can be completely bypassed and
removed from the signal using the pots’ built-in, true-bypass switch to reveal the true
clarity of the Camden preamp design.

Record through Mojo to apply instant analogue colouration during tracking or send
line-level sources through the Mojo to add vintage colouration to your DAW tracks or stereo
bus during the mix phase.

Advanced Tracking And Reamping Tool

The Camden EC1’s reference-quality headphone amplifier and independent, 4ch line mixer
allows for direct, zero-latency monitoring of the Camden preamp using headphones
connected directly to Camden EC1’s front panel. Monitor the preamp directly using
headphones during mic placement to find the sweet spot of the instrument/source, or
create a zero-latency, analogue headphone mix by mixing the preamp with external
playback from dedicated Stereo Aux and Mono Ext Line Inputs.

Camden EC1 features an extraordinary Hi-Z instrument D.I. circuit with a dedicated 1⁄4” jack
Link output – the combination makes Camden EC1 the perfect tool for reamping bass and
electric guitars on studio or stage. Simply connect your instrument to its Hi-Z input for
unparalleled DI performance, and connect the 1⁄4” Link output of the preamp to your
amplifier/effects pedals for wet/dry recording and reamping.

C.A.S.T. Enabled

Camden EC1 also utilises Cranborne Audio’s unique C.A.S.T. system for distributing audio
around the studio or stage using affordable Cat 5e, Cat 6, or Cat 7 cabling whilst achieving
the highest sonic results.

Connect Camden EC1’s C.A.S.T. OUT port to Cranborne Audio’s 500R8 or 500ADAT, and you
can send Camden EC1’s preamp directly to the interface’s input ready for further processing
and recording. At the same time through the same cable, 500R8/500ADAT transmit their
built-in monitor mix directly to Camden EC1’s headphone mixer for monitoring.

This allows 500R8/500ADAT users to relocate their Camden EC1’s preamp and headphone
amplifier into the live room using a single Cat 5e, Cat 6, or Cat 7 cable whilst freeing-up 500
series slots in 500R8/500ADAT for more EQ and Compressor modules and extra processing
before hitting 500R8/500ADAT’s converters.

Meticulously Designed and Engineered In The UK

With an abundance of I/O available, Camden EC1 facilitates the maximum amount of
flexibility with all 3rd party audio interfaces and recorders by including dedicated XLR
outputs, Impedance balanced 1/4” jack outputs with 10dB PAD, and a Link output when
using Camden EC1 as a DI.

Camden EC1 is another Cranborne Audio product engineered and designed under the
team’s watchful eyes. Camden EC1 features elite audio specifications and application-based
features that defies its price tag and is accessible for professional, project, and home studio
engineers.

Key Features:

• Discrete mic/line/hi-z preamp featuring the award-winning ‘Camden’ topology from the
  Camden 500 Preamp and Signal Processor for 500 series
• Audio performance at the near-theoretical limits of noise, distortion, and phase/frequency
  linearity at all gain settings
• Unique 48v status LED
• ‘Mojo’ analogue saturation circuits with variable control, true bypass, and 2 discrete styles –
  Thump and Cream
• Discrete headphone mixers with independant CH 1, Ext Input, and Aux Input level controls
• Reference-quality, high-powered headphone amplifier
• Balanced XLR output and impedance balanced 1/4” jack outputs for maximum connectivity
  into audio interfaces and other downstream equipment
• Dedicated Impedance balanced 1/4″ jack Link output for true instrument DI functionality
  and splitting instrument inputs to balanced or unbalanced amplifiers and effects
• C.A.S.T. OUT port for connecting into 500R8/500ADAT
• External high-current 24v, 1.25a power supply with latching connector