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NPNG's founder and designer Karl Diehl has died. NPNG equipment is no longer being manufactured. This site is still online for referential purposes only.

NPNG offers microphone preamplifiers in different flavors and channel counts, and the DI-Box "diehlio".

NPNG DMP-2NW Microphone Preamplifier

2 channel Microphone Preamplifier
including Power Supply Unit and 6' 5pin XLR DC Power Cable.

Maximum gain: 74dB. Continuously variable PAD on the input, -4dB to -40dB. Phase reverse switch, 80Hz lowpass switch, and recessed phantom power switch on the front. Upgradeable to 4 channels - please ask for details.

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NPNG QMP-4NW Microphone Preamplifier

4 channel Microphone Preamplifier
including Power Supply Unit and 6' 5pin XLR DC Power Cable.

Maximum gain: 74dB. Continuously variable PAD on the input, -4dB to -40dB. Phase reverse switch, 80Hz lowpass switch, and recessed phantom power switch on the front.

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NPNG diehlio DI Box

2-channel active DI box / discrete Class A buffer.

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€ 225.-- excl. VAT / CHF 265.--

NPNG products are built to order.

Options for the Microphone Preamplifier

Blue Channel: This circuit's sound is as close as you can get to a valve sound while still being solid state. Harmonically very rich. They are like the stock channels but with more harmonic density at all frequencies straight up and down. It has a really beautiful velvety quality about it.
Add Euro 110.-- / CHF 120.-- per pair of channels.

Cadillac: They are a little mid forward with a high density bottom. The midrange on the Cadillac Channels is defiantly more pronounced and the over all tone is quite nice. The sound stage is slightly set back, compared to the stock black channel.
Add Euro 90.-- / CHF 100.-- per pair of channels.

Uberlux: For all things acoustic.
Add Euro 110.-- / CHF 120.-- per pair of channels.

Retrofit: To retrofit from "stock" to Uberlux or Cadillac is USD 800--. The Retrofit Option includes transformer upgrade, new caps in the audio path, complete disassembly of the unit, board wash, repair where needed and re-calibration. The warranty is extended for 3 more years.


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NPNG Microphone Preamplifiers Details

* 2 Discrete 13 Transistor Class A Op Amp Stages Per Channel
* Discrete 7 Transistor Fully Differential Front End
* Min. Gain 30dB, Max Gain 74dB (to produce "0" VU)
* Input Attenuation "PAD" Continuously Variable -4 to - 40dB Range
* Phase Reverse on Front End
* PPM Meter Ballistics
* All Audio Connections Feature Point To Point Wiring
* Critical Front End Transistors Matched To 3% Tolerance
* All Audio Switching Via Dry Contact Closure
* PCBs Employ A Massive Low Impedance Ground Plane
* All Audio Coupling Capacitors Are Long Life Matshusta 105Deg
* Transformerless Fully Differential Balanced Inputs
* Balanced Outputs Using Jensen 80% Nickel Output Transformers /w CU Shielding
* All Controls Hand Matched
* All Potentiometers are Copper Shielded


Typical Performance:
* EIN Better Than -127dB 20Hz-20kHz @ 40dB Gain Unweighted
* Residual Noise Below -89dB 20Hz to 20kHz @ 30dB Gain Unweighted
* Odd Order Harmonic Distortion @ +40dB Gain / 400Hz: +4dBu to +23.5dBu Below .001%
* Onset of Clipping +24.4dBu (the OVLD / Clip LED lights at +21dBu)
* Input Impedance 5K Balanced
* Inter Channel Crosstalk Below 85dB 20Hz-20kHz
* Amplitude Flatness +/- .05dB 20Hz-70kHz @ 70dB Gain and +4dBu Out
* The Hi pass filter is passive, coupled using a Wima polypropylene capacitor. It is a single pole filter which rolls of the bottom end at 6dB / oct, which has no effect on sound quality.

The LPS-41 Power Supply is designed to power either a dual or a quad channel pre amp. It features almost 40,000 uF of capacitor filtering and is fully regulated. AC ripple and noise is less than 150uV RMS on all DC Rails. It utilizes both EMI/RFI filtering on the AC Mains input and is internally surge protected. All the DC rails are fuse protected as is the AC Mains. The mains voltage can be changed from 120VAC to 220-230VAC operation by an internal toggle switch.


NPNG DI Box diehlio Details

Karl Diehl: "These units do not add noise or distortion (that I can measure). They are discrete class A buffers. Basically, a straight wire with no gain or fixed attenuation of 18dB. The input impedance is 2.5 mega ohms. The output impedance is 50 ohms. They run on phantom power and can be used with any mic pre with phantom power. The concept here is: If you love your pre-amp you will love the diehlio. Using a Fender Jazz bass through a diehlio into an NPNG is just sick! Because of the level of detail, all the sub harmonics come sailing thru... it sounds like it goes down another octave."

Typical Performance:
* 2 class A unity gain buffers per channel
* The circuits have no negative feedback below 500 kHz
* Channels are 100% Isolated
* Switch select 0 / -15dB attenuator
* Extremely transparent sound with just a hint of class A goodness
* High Input impedance of 2.4 Mega Ohm
* Output impedance is 200 Ohms, swings 2.35V RMS into 1200 Ohms
* Heavy steel construction, black powder coat finish
* Works with all phantom powered microphone pre amplifiers
* Comes with rubber feet and Velcro for mounting options

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