Weiss Engineering A1
500-series mic preamp with built-in de-esser
PreampPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- 500-series mic preamp with built-in de-esser
- Topology
- Discrete Class A design, Lundahl input and output transformers, digitally-controlled de-esser
- Signal path
- Analog (recallable / digitally controlled)
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono (linkable to stereo pair)
- Form factor
- 500-Series module (1 slot)
- Connection
- Analog XLR (API 500-series)
- Impedance (Ω)
- 8400 (1kHz, pad off) / 2800 (pad on) input; 290 output
- Country of manufacture
- Switzerland
Details
Controls: Input gain +15 to +60 dB in 3 dB steps, 24 dB pad, output gain −∞ to +12 dB continuous, low-cut selector, de-esser controls
I/O: 1x XLR analog in, 1x XLR analog out; low-cut filter selectable 40/80 Hz
Notes: FLAG: 500-series module, not a standalone mastering box, but included as it's Weiss's current 'get it right at the source' pro-audio hardware (mic pre + de-esser). Max input +29.7 dBu (pad on), max output +27.0 dBu (100kΩ load), both THD+N ≤−80dB. Weiss's own store lists SFr 1,500 (CHF only, no USD); a EUR listing (€1,237) also found. price_usd left blank per no-conversion rule.