HLabs PRE169S
HLabs' very first rack-mount mic preamp, featuring a pair of their best-seller PRE169s in a small 1U format! A lot of gain, an exceptional musicality, an output attenuator to get the best out of big output transformers, a tunable high-pass filters - 2 channels of high-quality sound and build to get the best out of every voice and instrument.
Inspired by the legendary Studer 169 mixing console, the PRE169S input stage is a near perfect replication of the original Studer design and its fairly transparent sound with massive gain range. To add more fatness, HLabs put a (BIG) Carnhill transformer in the output section - the same you can find in Neve 51-series console - to create a truly versatile mic preamp.
HLabs PRE169S
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