CranBorne Camden EC1 Preamp and Headphone Amplifier

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.

The Ultimate Performer’s Front End

Camden EC1 is an award-winning Camden preamp with Mojo analogue saturation, and a reference-quality headphone amplifier with a discrete line mixer built-in to a desktop-friendly, half-rack chassis.

3 World-Class Preamps In 1

Thanks to its custom 'Mojo' harmonic saturation control, Camden EC1 offers 3 flavours of preamp tone that can be dialled to taste. With Mojo bypassed, you can experience Camden EC1's award-winning transparency for capturing mic, line, and instruments with elite-level detail and non-existent noise/distortion.

But engage the Mojo control and you can effortlessly dial-in vintage vibe to taste:

THUMP Transformer-Style Saturation

CREAM Tube-Style Saturation

Perfect For Musicians, Engineers, Podcasters, Voice Over Artists

Modern pristine or vintage saturated preamp performance combined with a comprehensive feature set makes Camden EC1 one of the most versatile preamps on the market and perfectly at home in any application you can throw at it.

Musicians

• Develop your own signature sound using Mojo analogue saturation and take it on the road or from studio to studio with you.
• Record natural, and forgiving-feeling instrument DI's that perfectly capture the character of your pickups and instrument.
• Split the Hi-z signal using the Link Output to record both the DI and a processed amp'd signal - perfect for reamping workflows.

Engineers

• Critique your mix or master using a true, reference-grade headphone amp with clean power, and enough volume to make your headphones shine.
• Offer TRUE zero latency mixes to your clients that can be controlled using 2 simple controls directly on the front panel for Preamp, Aux in/DAW level.
• Comprehensive connectivity including balanced XLR and 1/4" impedance balanced preamp outputs and a 10dB pad to prevent clipping your converters.

VO Artists

• Monitor your vocal channel directly using headphone connected to the preamp itself.
• Use Mojo to apply different characters to your voice - use Thump for intimacy or use Cream excitement. Record using the Mojo settings for a streamlined workflow.

Podcasters

• Apply 68.5dB of gain to low-sensitivity microphones (Shure SM7b. EV RE20) without adding noise or colouration.
• Monitor your own voice in ZERO latency as well as your Program Output using the reference-grade headphone amp built-in to its front panel.

Immersive Headphone Amp With Zero Latency Mixing

The reference-grade headphone amplifier built-in to Camden EC1 is as impressive as its Preamp, but the way it has been tightly integrated with the preamp makes it even more special.

Zero Latency Tracking Monitor the Camden preamp in true, zero latency using headphones connected directly to its front panel and mix it in with external DAW playback using the stereo 1/4" Aux Input jacks on Camden EC1’s rear panel.

Mixing And Mastering With the same reference-grade design developed for the 500R8 audio interface, Camden EC1's headphone amps deliver up to 1.2watts of clean power per ear and a flat frequency response from 5Hz to 70kHz - perfect to power any set of headphone s with clean power.

A Preamp That Goes With You

Portability And Power Housed in a half-rack, desktop format, you can take Camden EC1 with you studio to studio, or on stage. Dial in your sonic signature and control your own headphone monitoring consistent and pristine.

Timeless Analogue Devoid of software updates and USB standards, Camden EC1 is with you for the long haul. Even when you upgrade your surrounding studio, Camden EC1 will always provide your tonal benchmark.