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 APA Juggernaut (Ni) Reviews

1. Seducing...

   Posted by Götz B.

   After having paid VAT at customs, unpacking my pair of JUGGERNAUT 500 was like Christmas. Neat and cleanly constructed, great build quality – very beautiful! My first use has been for nylon string guitar and vocals with NEUMANN U67, MILAB DC96B and AEA R88MKII, the competing mic-pres have been AEA RPQ, BURL B1, HAIRBALL LOLA, TRITON AUDIO D20 and UNIVERSAL AUDIO LA-610 MKII. In each combination the JUGGS ended up within the top 2 results and it was quite easy to create sounds very similar to the other mic-pres just by „playing“ with input, impedance and THD to shape it's tone. Forced to choose the „One For All Mic Preamp“, I'd take the JUGGERNAUTs for sure. Very versatile, very convincing, very seducing. My next pair I'll purchase with the nickel-outputs – just to have them all...

2. Worth its weight in gold

   Posted by Roland C.

   The Juggernaut is a fantastic product. It helped me easily dial in the tone I was looking for out of my mics. Simple to use and well thought out controls. The auto mute feature during setting changes is simply ingenious.

APA Juggernaut (Fe) Reviews

1. Versatile Preamp

   Posted by Ross M.

   This preamp obviously has a very wide range of color and after playing around for a little I've been able to find settings that works well for all of my microphones and fantastically for some of them.

2. Initial Results - WOW!

   Posted by Joe D.

   I've only had a pair of these for two days now, but after a few hours of use I can only say "WOW." My initial use has been with a male and female vocalist withe completely different timbres and textures. Nickel/nickel was the trick on my Michael Joly modded ribbon, while I loved the creamy sound I was getting out of a Blue Bottle w/B6 and B7 capsules when using Iron both ways. Using the pad (+THD) really allowed for some great lush tones when dialing up the gain. Combining Nickel in and Iron out, I was able to tame sibilance on my female vocalist while still getting a nice breathy tone. I'm looking forward to using these on more than just vocals but after the first couple of days I would definitely put these on the short list for a desert island mic pre.
   (Juggernaut Fe and Juggernaut Ni)

3. Make magic!

   Posted by Devin S. 

   If you’re looking at this you already know. Awesome price. Custom input and output transformers. So many features. This is the iron output. You can select from two different input transformers. This is definitely the best 500 series pre I’ve ever used and probably best pre period that I’ve used. Oh and variable impedance too. Just so many options to shape tone on here and it is just quality built. Got this made to order a few months ago from the man himself. Cheers! Make magic!

4. Extremely well designed

   Posted by GBSRecords

   Having now tried the Juggernaut on numerous sources (acoustic and electric guitars, male / female vox, acoustic and electric bass, strings, and recently, snare) I must say this unit is a gem. The design is extremely well thought-out, so props to Mr. Eldred and Mr. Farrant. Good on those lads for the well-lit LEDs indicating which functions are engaged; I like being able to see what my preamps are doing from across a darkened control room without having to peer at them up close with a flashlight. Would I prefer an LED input meter (like an API 512c) also included in the design? Yes, but I understand the limited real estate in a tool that provides so many marvelous options.
   
   This unit sits next to said API pre, and I must say at certain settings it out-API’s the API. However, with the variable impedance, the boost, the THD, and the switchable transformers, it’s radically more versatile. It also sits next to Mr. Farrant’s Buzz Audio Elixir pre… at it’s cleanest, does the Juggernaut match the transparent beauty of the Elixir? Almost, but not quite; however, my model is the FE and I suspect the Ni model gets closer.
   
   Depending on the mic and the application, I do not hesitate to reach for the Juggernaut as quickly as I would our Chandler TG2, Fearn, Grace, Aurora Audio, Studer console or numerous other world class preamps. At the Juggernaut’s price point that’s quite a feat, and having the ability to subtly or radically dial in the tone preferred on the fly (as the other pre’s mentioned are one-trick ponies) to suit the performance is quite the boon. Kudos to the designers. Well done!