100% discrete 500 Series mic preamp based on the 1073, one of the most famous pieces of recording gear ever - still manufactured in Great Britain to the same exacting specs of the original
Please note: This item is available for purchase in the United States Only
Classic transformer microphone preamp amp (Class A design)
Audio path is absolutely 100% discrete and the same design as the 1073 Classic module mic/pre circuit
Neve designed hand-wound transformers
Both Mic and Line inputs are transformer balanced and earth free
Gain knob with Signal Presence LED
+5/-10 dB level Trim control with integrated phantom power on/off switch
Phase, Impedance and Front Input selector switches
Front combi-XLR connector with intelligent switching of phantom power
Audio Processing Insert design allows processing from adjacent Neve modules in the same 500 series rack to be inserted into the 1073LB's pre-output stage
Microphone Input: Gain -80 db to -20 dB in 5 dB steps
Line Input: Input impedance 4 kOhms bridging, gain -20 dB to +10 dB in 5 dB steps
Output is transformer balanced and earth free
Distortion: Not more than 0.07% from 50 Hz to 10 kHz at +20 dBu output (80 kHz bandwidth)
Freq Response: ±0.5 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz, -3 dB at 40 kHz