{"product_id":"hlabs-audio-pre169s","title":"HLabs Audio Pre169S","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHLabs Audio Pre169S\u003c\/strong\u003e is a two-channel microphone preamplifier in a 1U chassis — a pair of PRE169 circuits with Neutrik NTM-4 input transformers and Carnhill VT24499 output transformers. The input stage reproduces the Studer 169 console design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA matched pair instead of two arbitrary channels\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStereo recording — an overhead pair, XY microphones on acoustic guitar, a Blumlein array — needs two paths with the same gain and the same behaviour. Two 500-series modules from different production runs do not guarantee that. The Pre169S holds a pair of channels built together, with independent phantom power and separate earth lift on each output, so the stereo image does not drift to one side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOutput attenuation as tone control, not just level control\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe combination of input gain and output attenuation (0 to -30 dB) sets how hard the large Carnhill transformer is driven. At low gain the path is close to neutral; with the input wound up and the output pulled back, density and soft transient limiting appear — the behaviour associated with classic Neve designs. That change is one knob away, with no separate processor patched in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo microphone preamplifier channels in a 1U chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInput stage reproducing the Studer 169 design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 67 dB of gain, -125 dBu EIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeutrik NTM-4 input transformers, Carnhill VT24499 output transformers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput attenuator, 0 to -30 dB, for controlling transformer saturation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscrete 12 dB\/oct high-pass filter, tunable 20–315 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront-panel DI input\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependent +48 V phantom power per channel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolarity switch and -33 dB pad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependent earth lift on each XLR output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChannels: 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum gain: 67 dB, pad -33 dB, output level 0 to -30 dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEIN: -125 dBu at maximum gain (mic input)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMic input impedance: 1.2 kΩ; DI input impedance: above 1.0 MΩ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput impedance: below 20 Ω, transformer balanced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrequency response (1 kΩ load): ±1 dB from 6.2 Hz to 25 kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum input level: +9 dBu without pad, +18 dBu with pad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum output level: +22 dBu without pad, +19 dBu with pad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-pass filter: discrete, 12 dB\/octave, 20–315 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMains: 100–240 V, 50–60 Hz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 483 × 260 × 44 mm (1U), weight 4.3 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HLabs Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54701703364945,"sku":"60820","price":1833.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/8741\/0769\/files\/HLabsAudioPre169S.jpg?v=1788171823","url":"https:\/\/wrdtunes.com\/de\/products\/hlabs-audio-pre169s","provider":"Wired Tunes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}