Phase Shift:
Phase shift means that certain frequencies are delayed when they are amplified by a preamp - they can
result in sluggish transients, a lack of punchiness, and tonal colouration. Vintage 1073-style preamps can
exhibit as much as 90° of phase shift at 50Hz - this essentially means that 50Hz arrives at your ears 5ms
after the initial transient.
Whilst this character can be attributed to being part of the sound and colouration that we want in these
vintage-style preamps, it can also be the root cause of alot of undesirable effects when used in multi-mic
setups and when trying to capture clean and pure audio signals; audible effects that cannot be remedied
by flipping the polarity or aligning transients in post-production.
Camden 500’s phase shift remains below 2.25° between 20Hz-20kHz up to 57.5dB of gain. This allows
Camden 500 to produce punchy, sharp, and tight transients at all frequencies and on all sources without
fear of reduced attack as gain is increased. At maximum gain, Camden 500’s phase shift increases to only
4° - an unprecedented figure for a preamp at maximum gain.
Camden 500 User Manual [WIP]
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