Dual-Channel Microphone Preamplifier and Equalizer
The Warm Audio WA273-EQ is a dual-channel, Class-A microphone preamp and equalizer designed to provide up to 80 dB of gain and 3-band EQ for engineers, producers, musicians, and vocalists in mobile-recording rigs and home, project, and commercial studios. It features custom Carnhill transformers and is wired and assembled by hand to deliver the sound and functionality of classic British ’73-style preamps.
Its inputs include balanced XLR and 1/4″ TRS jacks and two front-panel 1/4″ TS instrument inputs. Input impedance, polarity, ground lift, and phantom power are switchable. Connect an outboard compressor or equalizer via the 1/4″ TS insert send and return jacks. Balanced XLR and 1/4″ outputs are fed by output level controls and allow compatibility with most audio interfaces and mixing consoles. The selectable high-pass filter can be set to 50 Hz, 80 Hz, 160 Hz, or 300 Hz for management of unruly bass frequencies.
The inductor-based EQ boasts selectable frequencies and Blore Edwards dual-concentric potentiometers. The WA273-EQ is rack-mountable and occupies 2 RU.
FEATURES
- Occupies 2 RU
- Dual-channel, Class-A mic preamp and 3-band equalizer wired and assembled by hand
- Created through years of R&D, careful reverse-engineering, and countless hours of auditioning
- Designed to function and sound like a classic ’73-style preamp
- Fully discrete, transformer-balanced signal path
- Custom Carnhill transformers saturate sweetly when pushed
- Tantalum and polystyrene capacitors in the signal path and an output transistor choice that is smooth in high-gain settings
- Inductor-based EQ and high-pass filter
- Blore Edwards dual-concentric EQ switching potentiometers
- Balanced XLR and 1/4″ inputs and outputs
- Front-panel 1/4″ TS instrument inputs
- 1/4″ TS insert sends and returns
- Output controls with 5-segment LED meters
- Mic, Line, and Instrument Inputs
- Insert Sends and Returns
- Balanced XLR and 1/4″ Outputs
- Up to 80 dB of Gain
- Carnhill Transformers
- Switchable Input Impedance
- Selectable High-Pass Filter
- Inductor-Based, 3-Band EQPhantom Power and Polarity Switches
- Ground-Lift Switch
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