1-Kanal Class-A Brittisk style 1073 Preamp. Den klassiska "73 style preampen" har hörts på otaliga pop/rock inspelningar genom åren och är ett förstahandsval för många inspelningstekniker. Warm Audio WA73 är utrustad med UK custombyggda Carnhill transformatorer som är en stor del av den klassiska tonen i en "73-style preamp".
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Enthusiasts unequivocally get excited about the components used in classic '73-style British preamps. The signal transformers are a common topic of conversation. Vintage units used various versions of transformers throughout the years, but the most coveted were the earliest versions. These are regarded as the most desirable choice due to their fluid and forgiving nature. They saturate sweetly when pushed, and have been known to make engineers cry when they hear how beautiful their mixes sound through them!
Warm Audio worked closely with Carnhill Transformers of Cambridgeshire, UK, to design faithful reproductions of these most coveted, early version transformers. We at Warm Audio have not yet heard a modern-day '73-style preamp sound as sweet and musical as does our WA73 with these beautiful custom Transformers.
Capacitors and Signal Path
An important part of classic British tone not often discussed are the different styles of capacitors and output transistor used in '73-style circuits. We found it important to maintain integrity to early British designs by using tantalum and polystyrene capacitors in the signal path and an output transistor choice that is much smoother in the high gain settings than what is typically found in modern '73-style preamps.
Hand Wired and Hand Assembled
Classic '73-style preamps were often hand-wired and so is the WA73! Guru’s claim that a portion of the sought after classic British tone can be attributed to the hand-wired nature of the build. The WA73 is hand-wired and hand-assembled, including the PCB components that are all populated by hand.
- Single Channel, Class A, '73-style British Microphone Preamp
- Uk Made Carnhill Transformers
- Hand Wired, Hand Assembled
- 80db Of Gain - Resistor Stepped Gain Switch
- Tone Button - Changes Input Transformer Impedance For Varying Tone
- Polarity Switch
- 48v Phantom Power
- 4 Position Inductor Based Hipass Filter - 50, 80, 160, 300 Hz
- Xlr Mic Input Line Level Trs Input Ts Send/receive Insert Jacks Xlr & Trs Line Level Outputs
- Direct In, Instrument Input
- Output Control
- Led Level Indication
- 19" Rackmountable
- Ground Lift Switch