VT-2 Dual-channel Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifier description:
The VT-series microphone preamplifiers will change the way you think of
audio quality. The transparency is astounding. Vocals sound smoother,
warmer, more intimate, with a compelling presence. Any microphone and
any sound will benefit from the improved clarity, definition, and lack
of solid-state artifacts.
The VT-2 recreates the sound of classic tube preamps of the 1960s.
Modern components and computer-optimized circuitry, unavailable during
the vacuum tube era, elevate this design to a new level of performance.
In designing the VT-2, no compromise in sonic quality, reliability, or
ruggedness were permitted. Like the best tube equipment of the 1950s
and '60s, the VT-2 is built on a heavy-guage aluminum chassis,
utilizing point-to-point wiring. Each vacuum tube is selected for
minimum noise and microphonics, and maximum sonic clarity. The front
panel switches control sealed, gold-contact precision relays for all
audio switching, eliminating the possibility of dirty contacts
degrading the sound and minimizing the internal audio path. Four
class-A triode amplifier sections (in two tubes) in each channel
comprise the entire active circuit. This surprisingly simple circuit,
along with top-quality components and careful design optimization,
results in the sonic superiority that the VT-2 has become known for.
All over the globe, VT-2 preamps are in daily use in the world's best
studios, as well as in home project studios, helping many top recording
artists achieve the best possible sound.
- Stereo version of the highly-acclaimed VT-1
- All vacuum-tube design
- Clean and airy high end
- Fat low end
- Unsurpassed warmth, transparency, and musicality
- Lo-Z input position for superior performance with transformerless mics
- Phase (polarity) reverse switch
- +48 volt phantom power (completely disconnected when off) Custom-design Jensen input and output transformers for superb sonics
- 20 dB input pad (switchable)
- True VU meters (amplifier isolated)
- All point-to-point audio wiring
- High-performance, fully-regulated power supplies with exceptional reserve
- Gold input and output XLR connectors
- Polypropylene and polystyrene coupling capacitors
- All audio switching through gold-contact, sealed precision relays
- International operation on 100, 120, or 220 VAC, 50/60 Hz
- +4 dBm output Conservatively rated precision components and rugged construction for stability and
- long life
- Line-level processing with the LP-1 Line Pad accessory
- Input 150 ohms
- Input Load Impedance 1.1k ohms minimum
- Minimum Input Leve l -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 65 kc
- THD+Noise less than 0.20% 20 cps to 20 kc
- Intermodulation Distortion SMPTE less than 0.02%
- Signal to Noise Ratio 73 dB minimum
- Equivalent Input Noise -123 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, 14" (35.56cm) D
- Weight 18 lbs (8.16kg)
D.W. Fearn VT-2 Dual-channel Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifier (code 19863)
Any microphone and any sound will benefit from the improved clarity, definition, and lack of solid-state artifacts.
£3,519.00 (inc vat)