WELCOME
Congratulations on your purchase of the TRP2 preamp and welcome
to the AEA family. AEA takes sonic integrity seriously and have created
preamps that have been specially designed to meet the particular
challenges of ribbon mics and to bring out their full potential. Building
on the obstacles identified when designing preamps in the 50’s,
we now use tools like quiet JFETs and transformer-less designs to
construct clean, high gain, high impedance preamps. A passive ribbon
mic is only as good as the preamp you match it with. Whether you are
using an AEA ribbon or any other passive ribbon mic, we understand
how much you can enhance the sound of your ribbons with the right
preamp. The TRP2 is the perfect companion for any and all ribbons,
condensers, and moving-coil microphones – whenever a true and
pristine signal path is desired.
Your TRP2 is 100% handcrafted in Pasadena, CA. AEA is a family owned
company with a small crew of skilled technicians – most of them being
musicians themselves. Proudly independent, we still manufacture all
our ribbon microphones and preamps by hand from locally sourced
parts.
We hope that the TRP2 will help you capture many magical
performances that touch the heart. Please read this manual thoroughly
to make sure that you get the best sound and longevity from your
new preamp. We invite you to become part of the AEA community by
sharing your experiences with the TRP2 via e-mail, phone or our social
media.
Wes Dooley
President of AEA
