Today’s modern recording studio is invariably loaded with incredible sonic processing capability, making the opportunity to add great sounding color routine. But capturing the magic at the front end is still the job of skillfully designed analog hardware, for which there is no substitute. This makes our preamps more relevant than ever. If your source sounds great and your mic is plugged into the m801mk2, you’ll be rewarded with a recording of breathtaking depth and realism. If you choose to color it up from there, you’ll be starting with the best possible raw material you can get. The m801mk2 will be begin shipping in November, 2018. 1. We’re seriously dating ourselves here, which is fine because nearly every single Model 801 we built back then is still in service today. 2. Electrolytic capacitors sound bad, and contribute to the dreaded, hard edged ‘solid state sound’. Grace preamps sound impressively musical and open. 3. Bored lawyers at a big audio company informed us the word ‘model’ in front of the number ‘801’ was a copyright infringement, so we changed it to just ‘m’. 4. Your cell phone, WiFi antennas, bluetooth thingies, the odd transmission from Mars to your cat – that stuff can sneak into your audio and cause problems. 5. The new, carefully designed universal switch mode power supply is quiet, light and conveniently operates on mains voltages from 100-240VAC. THE GRACE DESIGN EON AND STANDARD WARRANTIES We back up everything we make with either our unrivaled 20 year EON limited warranty, or the 5 year standard limited warranty. These represent the best coverage in the business and prove our commitment to the quality, serviceability and long term value of Grace Design products