If there is one preamp style that professional recording engineers would unanimously agree has defined the sound of pop/rock records for decades, it would definitely be the venerable 73-style of microphone preamps.
73-style preamps have been used massively in recording and live applications for many years and are still considered the “Holy Grail” of preamp selection today. The Warm Audio WA73-EQ is a 73-style single-channel preamplifier and equalizer that pays careful homage to British audio history.When we at Warm Audio decided to release the WA273-EQ, it was imperative that it lived up to vintage expectations in both design and performance.
The tone and sweet character that vintage 73-style mic preamps convey is so unique and familiar that we had only a pure desire to release sonically accurate reproductions.
After years of development, intensive research and countless hours of testing, the WA273 was born!The WA273-EQ shines equally on all types of microphones and audio sources including; vocals, acoustic/e-guitars, bass, drums, percussion, orchestras, keyboards and even as a sound shaping tool to play through partial or full mixes.
With 80 dB of gain and a fully discrete balanced Carnhill Transformer signal path, there’s hardly a recording, mixing or engineering task that the WA273 can’t handle.
- 2-channel microphone amplifier with equalizer in Neve 1073 style
- UK made Carnill Transfomer
- 80dB Gain
- 3-band induction coil EQ Low band boost/cut: 35, 60, 110, 220 Hz
- Mid-band boost/cut: 360, 700, 1600, 3200, 4800, 7200 Hz
- Treble band boost/cut: 10, 12, 16 kHz
- Highpass filter: 50, 60, 80, 160, 300 Hz
- Completely discrete design
- Tone Button – Changes transformer impedance
- 48V phantom power
- XLR Mic Input
- Line Level TRS
- TS Send / Insert connections
- Instrument Input
- XLR & TRS Line Outputs
- Output Gain Control