Ribbon microphones are only as good as what comes after them. With their delicate transducers, naturally low output, and high-impedance sensitivities, ribbon mics demand a preamp that truly understands them, and no one understands ribbon mics better than AEA.

Designed in Pasadena, CA, alongside AEA's own ribbon microphone lineup, every AEA preamp is engineered from the ground up to bring out the full character of your ribbon. Where generic preamps can starve a ribbon of the gain and impedance it needs, AEA preamps offer up to 85dB of clean, effortless headroom and a high-impedance input that lets ribbon transducers breathe and respond the way they were meant to.