The WA73-EQ is hand-wired and hand assembled, includingthe pcb components that are all populated by hand.Īn important part of the classic British circuits not oftendiscussed are the different styles of capacitors and output transistorused. We at WarmAudio have not yet heard a modern day '73-style preamp sound as sweet andmusical as does our WA73-EQ with these beautiful custom Transformers.Ĭlassic '73-style preamps were often hand-wired and so isthe WA73-EQ! Guru’s claim that a portionof the sought after classic British tone can be attributed to the hand-wirednature of the build. ![]() They saturate sweetly when pushed, and havebeen known to make engineers cry when they hear how beautiful their mixes soundthrough them! Warm Audio worked closely with Carnhill Transformers ofCambridgeshire, UK, to design faithful reproductions of these most coveted,early version transformers. These are regarded as the mostdesirable choice due to their fluid and forgiving nature. Vintage units used various versions oftransformers throughout the years, but the most coveted were the earliestversions. The signal transformers are a common topic of conversation. With 80dB of gain and a fully discreteCarnhill Transformer balanced signal path, there’s no recording, mixing orengineering task that the WA73-EQ can’t handle.Įnthusiasts unequivocally get excited about the componentsused in classic '73-style British preamps. The WA73-EQ equallyshines on all types of microphones and sources including vocals,acoustic/electric guitars, bass, drums, percussion, orchestras, keyboards, andeven as a tone shaping tool to run partial or complete mixes through. Classic '73-style preamps are known for beingversatile tools that work with all kinds of microphones from Condenser, toDynamic, to Ribbon. The WA73-EQ is a “Desert Island” boutique preamp, but it canalso be classified as a studio and live work-horse. After years ofR&D, careful reverse-engineering, and countless hours of auditioning, theWA73-EQ has been born! ![]() The tone and sweet character that vintage'73-style mic preamps impart is so unique and familiar, that we had only thepure desire to release sonically accurate reproductions. When we at Warm Audio decided to release the WA73-EQ it wasimperative that it met vintage expectation in both design and performance. The Warm Audio “WA73 Family” consists of single and dual channel'73-style preamps (with & w/out EQ), that each pay careful homage toBritish audio history. '73-style preamps have been massively used inrecording and live applications for many years and are still considered to bethe “Holy Grail” of preamp choices today. ![]() #Neve 1073 preamp eq professional#If there’s one style of preamp that professional engineerswould unanimously agree has defined the tone of pop/rock records for decades,it would most definitely be the venerable '73-style of mic pre.
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