Warm Audio Single Channel British Mic Preamp & Equalizer - WA73-EQ

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Warm Audio Single Channel British Mic Preamp & Equalizer - WA73-EQ
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Warm Audio Single Channel British Mic Preamp & Equalizer - WA73-EQ
Overview
A Single Channel '73 for the Rest of Us
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 massively used in recording and live applications for many years and are still considered to be the “Holy Grail” of preamp choices today. The Warm Audio “WA73 Family” consists of single and dual channel '73-style amps (with and without EQ), that each pay careful homage to British audio history.
The WA73-EQ 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-EQ 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-EQ can't handle.
UK Custom Carnhill Transformers
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-EQ with these beautiful custom Transformers.
Capacitors & Signal Path
An important part of the classic British circuits not often discussed are the different styles of capacitors and output transistor used. We found it important to maintain integrity to the original design 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 reproductions.
UK Blore Edwards Switch-Pots
A great sounding '73-style circuit should be just as reliable as it is great sounding. The complex dual concentric switch potentiometers in the EQ sections of the WA73-EQ are made in the UK by Blore Edwards who manufacture military spec switches and potentiometers. The use of Blore-Edwards components is no small inclusion for a '73-style preamp-eq in this price range.
Hand Wired & Hand Assembled
Classic '73-style preamps were often hand-wired and so is the WA73-EQ! 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-EQ is hand-wired and hand assembled, including the pcb components that are all populated by hand.
Specs:
Single Channel, Class A, '73-Style British Microphone Preamp With Eq
UK Made Carnhill Transformers
UK Made - Blore Edwards Eq Dual-Concentric Switch Potentiometers
Hand Wired, Hand Assembled
80Db Of Gain - Resistor Stepped Gain Switch
Fully Discrete
Tone Button - Changes Input Transformer Impedance For Varying Tone
Polarity Switch
48V Phantom Power
Inductor Based 3 Band Eq
Low Band Boost/Cut - 35, 60, 110, 220 Hz
Mid Band Boost/Cut - 360, 700, 1600, 3200, 4800, 7200 Hz
High Band Boost/Cut - 10, 12, 16 Khz
Additional High Band Frequency Eq Points Added (Compared To Vintage 1073)
4 Position Inductor Based Hipass Filter - 50, 80, 160, 300 Hz
XLR Mic Inputs (Front & Back)
Line Level TRS Input
Ts Send/Receive Insert Jacks
XLR & TRS Line Level Outputs
Direct In, Instrument Input
Output Control
Led Level Indication
Freq Response 20Hz - 20Khz +/-.5 Db
19" Rack Mountable
Internal LEC 115V/230V Power Inlet
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