Like new, racked once. These punch way above their weight. Just trying to buy another compressor and have too many pre’s. Listing price is for a single preamp.

The Artistic MicPre Plus employs a US-made steel-core output transformer, which is particularly critical to the sound of the unit, helping to deliver its punchy, vintage-inspired sound with clarity and detail, without sounding dark or midrangy. Also under the hood is Fredenstein's proprietary OPA2 discrete audio operational amplifier. Not a clone of an older design; the OPA2 is new technology with matched, integrated dual input transistors that greatly improve upon the specifications of vintage op-amps. Like vintage units, however, it's a socketed design with industry-standard pin-out that you can swap without tools. The OPA2 (along with the high-quality transformer) is key to this preamp's sonic wizardry.