Warm Audio WA73-EQ microphone preamp and EQ

Warm Audio WA73-EQ microphone preamp and EQ
Product no: 9000-0041-4860 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 2-year warranty.

General

Warm Audio's WA73-EQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Neve 1073, which was known as the Holy Grail of British EQ preamps. The WA73-EQ accurately reproduces this highly-acclaimed preamp, which is the result of years of development and testing by the most critical audio engineers. You can experience the sound of the WA73-EQ's analogue circuitry through a dynamic ribbon or condenser microphone. This versatile workhorse works with precision and grace, but never sounds cold or clinical; in fact, quite the opposite! Whether you're recording vocals or drums, percussion, or acoustic or electric guitar, it will sound as spectacular as if it was recorded with the Neve 1073.

Hand-crafted

Not only is the WA73-EQ hand-wired just like the 1073 was, its components were hand-crafted and the assembly was also done by hand. Aficionados will know that signal transformers make up an important part of a good preamp, and when they are pushed to the limit, a harmonic distortion can occur without the converters clipping, which is what gives it its characteristic sound. Warm Audio engineers worked very closely with Carnhill Transformers in order to develop a worthy replica of the ones in the 1073. This also goes for resistors, condensers and potentio meters. The last are made by Blore Edwards, a brand known for producing military components! A device of this quality at this price was impossible until now!

Specifications

Product features

19-inch rack size	1U
Number of channels	1
Digital output	no
Sustainable product	not specified
Energy source	AC
Phantom power	yes
Phase reverse	yes
Headphone output	no
Built-in compressor	no
Built-in equaliser	yes
Built-in limiter	no
Connection sockets	2x TRS send/return (balanced)
Analogue audio input type	balanced line in (TRS jack), microphone input (XLR), Hi-Z instrument input (TS jack)
Analogue audio output type	balanced line out (TRS jack), balanced line out (XLR)
Equipped with tube	no

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	5,2 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	63,0 x 36,0 x 10,5 cm

Product specifications

mic preamp and EQ
single-channel, Class-A 1073-style British microphone preamp with EQ
Carnhill Transformers, made in England
Blore Edwards EQ dual-concentric potentiometers
hand-wired and hand-built
80dB gain (stepped gain switch)
fully discrete signal paths
tone control that changes transformer impedance in tone versatility
polarity switch
+48V phantom power
3-band EQ with high-pass filter, 4x positions: 50, 80, 160 en 300 Hz
XLR mic input (front and rear)
TRS line input
TS jack send/return
XLR and TRS line outputs
DI, instrument input
output control
LED indicator
frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz, - 5 dB
19-inch rack-mountable
dimensions: 63.5 x 35.56 x 10.16 cm
weight: 5.5 kg
included: power cable

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19-inch rack size	2U
number of channels	2
Digital output	no
Sustainable product	not specified
Energy source	AC
Phantom power	yes
Phase reverse	yes
Headphone output	no

built-in compressor	no
built-in equaliser	yes
built-in limiter	no
Connection sockets	2x TRS send/return (balanced)
Analogue audio input type	balanced line in (TRS jack), microphone input (XLR), Hi-Z instrument input (TS jack)
Analogue audio output type	balanced line out (TRS jack), balanced line out (XLR)
equipped with tube	no