Located on the Upper Mississippi River banks, Great River Electronics designs and builds handcrafted quality audio recording tools. All products undergo extensive research, development, and fine-tuning to meet and exceed audio professionals' needs. Years of concurrent experience as an OEM manufacturer of industrial measurement and control systems for an industry where safety, reliability, and quality control are critical; give the Great River design-build team an edge. Carefully designed analog signal paths, many with digital controls, are the foundation of Great River audio recording designs.

According to the company's development philosophy, a circuit should always be as minimal as possible to provide maximum sound quality. Or, put in Albert Einstein’s words: "Make things as simple as possible - but not simpler.”

Company Story

Initially, Great River co-founder Dan Kennedy began developing microphone preamplifiers to solve the problem of high noise characteristics of preamplifiers in conjunction with ribbon microphones. His persistence and dedication led to product developments that are extremely low noise and transparent while maintaining a high degree of musicality and flexibility.

Using a wide range of classically-proven circuit styles, Great River continues to create a product line of audio recording tools that deliver a diverse tonal spectrum and solid sonic performance. Great River’s dual transformer-based preamps, sweet sounding EQs, and a hybrid-style summing system all make consistent, concrete contributions to any recording studio from tracking to mastering.