[. . . ] [. . . ] The Global Pre is an alternative to expensive historical vacuum tube microphone preamplifiers and fully meets today's high-resolution audio recording demands. The electronics are phantom powered with a linear Class 'A' discrete solid-state transformerless design to provide extremely low self-noise and distortion. Polar patterns and applications fully depend on which capsule head is used (capsule heads not included). The Global Pre provides a low-impedance, balanced output on a 3-pin XLR connector with gold-plated pins. [. . . ] [. . . ]