Warm Audio WA-MPX

Injecting legendary tube warmth from one of the most formative eras of music history, the WA-MPX from Warm Audio is an authentic reproduction of the preamp used in the AMPEX 351 tape machine, a history changing microphone pre used by such famed artists as Les Paul, Elvis Presley, Nat King Cole, Roy Orbison, and more. Sporting three warm vacuum tubes (two 12AX7 tubes and one 12AU7), the WA-MPX delivers up to 90 dB of exceptionally clean gain, including a further 20 dB high-gain boost for low-output sources, and exudes vintage style with its brushed aluminum faceplate and Bakelite-style knobs.The WA-MPX features plenty of control over your input, including high- and low-pass filters, polarity selection, switchable +48V phantom, tone control for changing impedance and applying color, and selectable tape saturation to add harmonic distortion and natural compression to your signals. The custom-wound, large-core CineMag transformer provides reliable performance and helps to deliver the vintage-inflected tone sought by so many modern artists, from Mark Ronson and John Mayer, to St. Vincent and Amy Winehouse.

FEATURES

• For Home and Studio Recording
• Authentic Reproduction of AMPEX 351 Pre
• 3 Discrete Tubes: 2 x 12AX7, 12AU7
• Selectable Tape Saturation
• 80 Hz HPF, 2 kHz LPF
• 90 dB of Gain per Channel, 20 dB Boost
• Polarity and Tone Control
• XLR Mic, TS Instrument, TRS Line Inputs
• Custom-Wound CineMag Transformers
• Steel Chassis, Bakelite-Style Knobs