HLabs CS169 Microphone Preamp/EQ

The HLabs CS169 packs the PRE169 and EQ169 circuits that were inspired by the Studer 169 console into a convenient 1U rack format. This makes it a versatile recording channel with very high quality sound and construction - your next deserted island preamp.

While "vintage sound" is often synonymous with warmth (lack of highs...) and harmonic distortion, the Studer 169 console offers a neutral, very open and wide sound, true to the recorded sources. This is what has made it so successful for recording classical and jazz music, and what makes it so sought-after today. It sounds really different from what you can record through a 1073 or 312 - surely, a must-have addition to your preamplifier rack.

FEATURES:

• Microphone preamp/EQ with more than 67 dB gain perfect for ribbon mics and low level sources
• The perfect combination of tunable high-pass gilter and 3-band EQ section to get the spark right from the recording
• Simple front panel DI input, but try it with big transformer sound
• Massive Carnhill VT24499 transformers that gives the PRE169 it's unique character
• Independent inputs and outputs for PRE & EQ section for flexible routing - recording, mixing, reamping
• Old-fashioned assembly of 100% discrete THT components through the audio path