Description
The WA73 is based on the Classic 1073 Neve Preamp
If there’s one style of preamp that professional engineers would unanimously agree has defined the tone of pop/rock records for decades, it would most definitely be the venerable ’73-style of mic pre. ’73-style preamps have been used in recording and live applications for many years and are still considered to be the Holy Grail of preamp choices today.
The WA73 is a “Desert Island” boutique preamp, but it can also be classified as a studio and live work-horse. Classic ’73-style preamps are known for being versatile tools that work with all kinds of microphones from Condenser, to Dynamic, to Ribbon. The WA73 equally shines on all types of microphones and sources including; vocals, acoustic/electric guitars, bass, drums, percussion, orchestras, keyboards, and even as a tone shaping tool to run partial or complete mixes through. With 80dB of gain and a fully discrete Carnhill Transformer balanced signal path, there’s no recording, mixing or engineering task that the WA73 can’t handle.
Technical Specifications:
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Single Channel, Class A, ’73-style British Microphone Preamp
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UK made Carnhill Transformers
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Hand wired, hand assembled
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80dB of gain – resistor stepped gain switch
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Fully discrete
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TONE button – Changes input transformer impedance for varying tone
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Polarity switch
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48v phantom power
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4 position inductor based hipass filter – 50, 80, 160, 300 Hz
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XLR mic input
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Line level TRS input
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TS Send/Receive insert jacks
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XLR & TRS line level outputs
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Direct In, instrument input
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Output control
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Led level indication
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19″ rackable
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Ground lift switch
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Internal IEC 115v/230v power inlet
