{"product_id":"alta-moda-am-30","title":"Alta Moda AM-30","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first preamp offering from Alta Moda Audio, the \u003cstrong\u003eAlta Moda AM-30\u003c\/strong\u003e is in a class of its own. Not contrived or cloned from other designs, the AM-30 is truly unique in its approach to microphone pre-amplification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Class-A transformerless electronics of the AM-30 are fully discrete and wide bandwidth. Clean at lower gain settings, the AM-30 can be smoothly over-driven by increasing input level or gain. Where other preamps would harshly hard-clip when pushed, the AM-30 smoothly begins to saturate, adding rich, low-order harmonics to the signal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its exceptional performance on a wide range of sources such as guitars, drums, bass and vocals, the AM-30 delivers a sound that is big, punchy, bold and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts high input impedance and high headroom make the AM-30 great on line level signals too; perfect for re-amping guitars or warming up previously recorded tracks and loops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd like all Alta Moda Audio products, the AM-30 preamp is entirely hand-built in the USA, and uses some of the finest components available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain Control: An 11-position rotary switch sets overall gain of the first amplifier stage. Unlike other transformerless designs, this first stage has soft, even-order harmonic overload characteristics, similar to a vacuum tube triode.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput Control: Controls the output level of the AM-30. It is a true continuous fader; it ranges from \"0\" up to an additional 6 dB of overall boost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignal Presence Light: To make recording session setup easier, the AM-30 is equipped with a simple \"signal present\" indicator light. Since it is difficult to clip the AM-30's front end (and better to judge sound quality by ear), no clip indicator is needed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirect Input: A standard 1\/4\" phone jack allows instruments such as bass and keyboards to be amplified directly. This FET-based circuit drives the input of the preamp just as a microphone would.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe AM-30 is compatible with any 500 series rack system which has 48V phantom power available. To achieve its maximum headroom, the AM-30 effectively uses all three available power supply rails for its power source.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alta Moda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46834443354249,"sku":"38774","price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/8706\/5737\/files\/alta_moda_am_30.jpg?v=1780351101","url":"https:\/\/vintage-king-staging.myshopify.com\/products\/alta-moda-am-30","provider":"Vintage King Staging","version":"1.0","type":"link"}