Hazelrigg Industries VLC
tube mic preamp + passive LC EQ + DI
Channel Strip$3,900Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Channel Strip
- Description
- tube mic preamp + passive LC EQ + DI
- Topology
- tube/valve, transformer-coupled
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- balanced XLR mic/line, 1/4" instrument (DI)
- Form factor
- rackmount
- Rack units
- 2
- Powered
- true
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz ±0.5dB (spec); Sound on Sound measured -3dB points at 35Hz and 30kHz
- Impedance (Ω)
- Mic in ~1.4k; Line in 20k-40k; Instrument in 1M
- Country of manufacture
- USA
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
Controls: 4-way passive LC EQ (Low Cut, Low Boost, High Cut, High Boost, each with 2-way frequency select), EQ bypass switch, polarity reversal, -20dB pad, locking +48V phantom power switch
I/O: Front-panel mic/instrument input with 4-way selector (Lo Cut/MIC/LINE/INST); rear-panel balanced line input and redundant mic input; XLR in/out
Notable use: Used by Dom Morley (Amy Winehouse, Adele, Sting), Mike Avenaim, and other producer/engineers per manufacturer and press coverage
Notes: FLAG device_class: combines a tube mic/line/DI preamp with an integrated passive LC EQ in one chassis, so classified as Channel Strip rather than Preamp or Equalizer alone (per field guidance for a preamp+EQ combo unit). Based on the D.W. Fearn VT series preamp and VT-5 passive EQ design (flagged D.W. Fearn heritage). Four 6072A tubes (per Sound on Sound/manual sources, not stated verbatim on product page). Price varies by source/date: Sound on Sound (2022) cited ~$3,400; Tape Op (2017, earlier VLC-1 version) cited $2,249 introductory price; current Sweetwater listing is $3,900 (used here as current price, basis flagged). 2U rack, 12.5 lbs per third-party manual/review sourcing, not on manufacturer product page. Historically sold/reviewed as 'VLC-1'; current site names it 'VLC'.