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Warm Audio WA73-EQ, 1073 Style Mic Pre W/Eq
SKU:
ae00-180342
Manufacturer Part #:
323645
Features
Warm Audio WA73-EQ Single Channel Mic Preamp/DI with EQ (based on the Neve 1073)
SE Systems has added the Warm Audio line for our customers wanting tht Vintage sound at a resonable price. For more info or to order items not in stock please call 1-800-662-1312.
A Single Channel '73 For The Rest Of Us
If there’s one style of preampthat 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 havebeen massively used in recording and live applications for many years and arestill considered to be the “Holy Grail” of preamp choicestoday. The Warm Audio “WA73 Family” consists of single and dual channel '73-style preamps (with & w/out EQ) that each paycareful homage toBritish audio history.
When we at Warm Audiodecided to release the WA73-EQ it was imperative that it metvintage expectation in both design and performance. The tone and sweet character that vintage '73-style mic preampsimpart is so unique and familiar that we had only the pure desire to release sonicallyaccurate reproductions. After years of R&D careful reverse-engineering and countless hours of auditioning the WA73-EQ has been born!
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 preampsare known for beingversatiletools that workwith 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. Vintageunits used various versions of transformers throughout the years but the most coveted were the earliestversions. These are regarded as the most desirablechoice 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 preampsound as sweet and musicalas does our WA73-EQ with these beautiful custom Transformers.
Hand Wired & Hand Assembled
Classic '73-style preamps were oftenhand-wired and so is the WA73-EQ! Guru’s claim that a portion of the sought after classic Britishtone can be attributed to the hand-wired nature of the build. TheWA73-EQ ishand-wired and hand assembled including the pcb components that are all populated by hand.
| Model: | 323645 |
| Manufacturer: | Warm Audio |
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