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Tom Spiker on the Hazelrigg VLC-1 & D.W. Fearn VT-24 & VT-2

Tom Spiker, musician, engineer, and faculty member of Philadelphia University of the Arts spoke to us about the importance of trusting yourself to commit to your input signal chain and how he interacts with his D.W. Fearn and Hazelrigg equipment in a musical way.

Signal Chain
- Hazelrigg Industries VLC Tube Mic Pre/EQ
- DW Fearn VT-2 Tube Dual Mic Preamp
- DW Fearn VT-24 Tube Mic Preamp

Manufacturer's Description from DW Fearn

"Like most of our products, the VT-24 came about because it was something I needed for my own recording projects. I wanted to record every microphone with VT-1/VT-2 mic preamps, but I was running out of rack space in my small control room. A four-channel version of the VT-2 would double my preamp capacity in the same space. I did not want to compromise on the sound nor on the features of the VT-2. The VT-24 uses the identical circuit and custom Jensen input and output transformers as all our mic preamps. It has four true VU meters, but they are smaller than on a VT-1/VT-2. Specs are the same as a VT-2, and, most importantly, the sound is exactly the same." - D.W. FEARN

The VT-24 has eight tubes, but it runs cool enough that no fan is required, so you can have next to live mics without a problem.

One thing that we did have to eliminate in the VT-24 is the meter switch. But the 48V phantom power, 20dB pad, and special input selection for Low-Z microphones are just like on a VT-1/VT-2. The power switch is on the front panel.

Features:

Four independent channels
Each channel identical to the legendary VT-2 Mic preamp
3RU (5.25”) of rack space
Uses the same custom Jensen audio transformers as the VT-2
48V Phantom power, 20dB pad, switchable for low-Z mics, polarity (phase)
reverse
8 tubes, but runs cool (no fan)
120/230V rear panel switchable (100V with internal jumper)

About Manufacturer

D.W. Fearn manufactures professional vacuum tube audio equipment. Our microphone preamplifiers and equalizers are in daily use around the globe, in personal studios as well as in the world's top recording studios.

Specifications

- Input 150 ohms
- Input Load Impedance 1.5k ohms
- Minimum Input Levell -65 dBm nominal
- Maximum Input Level @ 20 cps -30 dBm without pad, -5 dBm with 20 dB pad Gain 53 dB
- Frequency Response +/-0.25 dB 20 cps to 20 kc; -3 dB @ 0.5 cps and 55 kc
- THD+Noise less than 0.20% 20 cps to 20 kc
Intermodulation Distortion SMPTE less than 0.02%
- Signal to Noise Ratio 74 dB minimum
- Equivalent Input Noise -124 dBm maximum
- Output low-Z, transformer-balanced
- Maximum Output Level +22 dBm, 20k ohm load
- Power Requirements 100, 120, or 220 VAC, 50/60 Hz
- Dimensions 19" (48.26cm) W, 5.25" (13.34cm) H, 10" (25.4cm) D
- Weight 14 lbs (6.35kg)

NOTE: Frequency is specified in cycles per second (cps) or kilocycles per second (kc). These units correspond to Hz and kHz respectively. Measurements made with -50 dBm input and 50 dB gain in a 22 cps to 22 kc bandwidth. Specifications and price subject to change without notice.

Sound Clips

Royer Labs recording of Holly Cole's "Waters of March"

1. Royer Labs SF - 24 Active Stereo Ribbon Microphone 2. Royer Labs R-122 MKII Active Ribbon Microphone 3. Neumann U87Ai Microphone 4. Apogee Digital AD-16x 16 Channel A/D converter 5. DW Fearn VT-2 Tube Dual Mic Preamp 6. API Audio 212L 200 series Preamplifier

Sample of Holly Cole's "Waters of March" recorded with a Royer SF-24 on piano and a Royer R-122 on the acoustic guitar. The SF-24 is placed at the curve of the piano and pointed towards the middle. Also miking the piano is two Neumann U-87's miked close and spaced low and high over the strings with all mics going into API 212L mic Preamps and into an Apogee AD16 A/D converter. The guitar is miked with an Royer R-122 ... (view more)