Sound Pure's Take
This mic preamp was designed around the Coles 4038! If you're picking up, or own a pair of these incredible ribbon mics, this is a lush and thick sounding preamp that you should seriously consider.
From Thermionic Culture
THE SNOW PETREL. Unveil the beauty of your favorite ribbon microphones in the most natural way, revealing sparkling clear highs down to harmonically rich lows.
Designed originally for use with the Coles 4038 as a super-clean low noise unit, after extensive field tests in UK, Norway and France, we’ve found it sounds exceptional with ANY microphone including the classic Neumann U 87, perhaps because:
We use extra-low noise valves with NO solid state impurities in the audio path, plus VERY special Sowter in and out transformers
Input impedance is higher than usual to preserve clarity and can be tailored to individual mics with the Hi/Lo and Pad switches
Incredibly musical and progressive saturation for distortion lovers when overdriven and by employing the fine and coarse attenuators
Controls include Gain, from 40 to 75 dB, switched, HPF to reduce “proximity effect” and “Air” to add that extra clarity.
Carefully hand made and tested in Harlow, England
Features include:
- Extra-low noise valves with NO solid state impurities in the audio path;
- Sowter's VERY special balancing transformers for the inputs and outputs;
- Higher than usual input impedance to preserve clarity;
- Hi/Lo and Pad switches to tailor the input impedance to suit individual mics;
- +48V Phantom power available;
- All valve Class A amplification;
- Controls include Switched Gain, from 40 to 75dB; HPF to reduce 'proximity effect' and 'Air' to add that extra clarity;
- Housed in a 2U 19" rack mounted unit.
Free 3-Year Warranty
Sound Pure stands behind our products. Free three-year warranty on this item. Coverage exclusions live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Level of support and expertise that simply isn't available at big-box megastores. Read the warranty →
Returns
This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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