Description
The WA273 is a Dual channel mic 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.
The tone and sweet character that vintage ’73-style mic preamps impart is so unique and familiar, that we had only the pure desire to release sonically accurate reproductions. After years of R&D, careful reverse-engineering, and countless hours of auditioning, the WA273 has been born!
The WA273 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 WA273 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 WA273 can’t handle.
Specifications:
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Dual 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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Freq response 20Hz – 20kHz /-.5 dB
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19″ rackable
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Internal IEC 115v/230v power inlet
