Name: D W Fearn VT2 Stereo Tube PreAmp-core collection
SKU: GWFQYWKLKZ
Price: 1479.51 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

VT-2 Dual Channel Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifier

Added an integrated, switchable 43 dB pad, so it can be used for tracking, mixdown and mastering.

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.

Design Philosophy

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.

– 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 • •- CE certified, RoHS-compliant • •+4 dBm output - conservatively rated precision components and rugged construction for stability and long life • •- line-level processing with the LP-1 Line Padaccessory - single-channel version D.W. Fearn VT-1 also available – direct recording of electric instruments with the D.W. Fearn VT-3 Vacuum Tube DI or PDB Passive Direct Box • Input 150 ohms • •Input Load Impedance 1.5k ohms • •Minimum Input Level -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 55 kc • •THD+Noise less than 0.25% 20 cps to 20 kc • •Intermodulation Distortion SMPTE less than 0.02% • •Signal to Noise Ratio 74 dB minimum • •Equivalent Input Noise -124 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)

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.

Design Philosophy

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.