AudioScape Engineering Co. V1290 Preamplifier
N-series-style Class A mic preamp
Preamp$899Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- N-series-style Class A mic preamp
- Topology
- British N-series-style Class A discrete preamp
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: 11-position Grayhill gain switch (25-75dB in 5dB steps); variable Alpha output fader; line input switch; phantom, polarity, and impedance switches
I/O: 500-series format I/O; custom hand-wound input/output transformers
Notable use: Described by site as having more midrange presence/saturation/extended low end vs typical 73-style preamps
Notes: FLAG: evokes British "N-series" console mic preamp lineage (e.g. Neve-style). Listed as currently sold out on site; MSRP $899 shown. 500-series (API Lunchbox) format.