Vintech Audio X73i
Mic Preamp + EQ
Channel Strip$1,375Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Channel Strip
- Description
- Mic Preamp + EQ
- Topology
- Neve 1073-style, transformer, Class A discrete
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono
- Form factor
- 1U rack
- Rack units
- 1
- Powered
- External (Vintech PSU, not included; one PSU powers up to 4 units)
- Frequency response
- ±0.5dB 20Hz-20kHz (EQ out); -30dB @ 40kHz
- Sensitivity
- Mic gain +20dB to +70dB (5dB steps); Line gain -10dB to +20dB (5dB steps)
- Impedance (Ω)
- Mic in: 300 or 1200 (switchable); Line in: 10k; Output: 75 @ 1kHz
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Mic/line gain switch, 3-band EQ (high/low shelving + mid bell), selectable hi-pass filter, +48V phantom switch, phase reverse
I/O: 1x XLR mic in (transformer balanced), 1x 1/4" TRS balanced line in, 1x 1/4" front-panel D.I., XLR balanced out, 1/4" unbalanced out
Notes: FLAG: evokes Neve 1073 module (mic pre + EQ), "i" = updated/current revision of X73 with added mid-range EQ frequencies. Classified as Channel Strip (full EQ). Rack format. Max output +26dBu into 600ohm; noise floor -83dBu max; EIN better than -125dB @60dB gain; distortion <0.07%. Price is street price from Front End Audio dealer listing, not manufacturer-published MSRP (site says call for price); another source cited MSRP $1595 / street $1375 — used street price as more consistently sourced. Country of manufacture "USA" flagged low-confidence (see X73 notes).