{"product_id":"acme-audio-motown-d-i-wb-3","title":"Acme Audio MOTOWN D.I. WB-3","description":"\u003cdiv lang=\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcme Audio MOTOWN D.I. WB-3\u003c\/strong\u003e recreates the direct box designed at Motown in the early 1960s. James Jamerson, Dennis Coffey and Bob Babbitt ran their parts through this circuit, and those parts defined how bass sounds in soul music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLow end without magnetic saturation\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost passive direct boxes start saturating the transformer core when a bass hits them hard, and the low end turns muddy. The WB-3 transformer is built by the same company that wound the original, brought back into production after nearly thirty-five years. The result is even, open low end even with hot passive pickups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eColoration as the point, not the flaw\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe WB-3 is not transparent and was never meant to be: it adds its own recognisable coloration, which became an ingredient of the Detroit sound. A variable attenuator handles high-level sources and lets you decide how much of that character reaches the path. The enclosure is steel and considerably tougher than the aluminium boxes the originals used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecreation of the 1960s Motown direct box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransformer built by the original manufacturer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo magnetic saturation in the low frequencies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariable attenuator for high-level sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe recognisable coloration heard on Motown records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRugged custom-made steel enclosure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassive design, no power required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: passive direct box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign: recreation of the original Motown WB-3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransformer: original reproduction from the initial manufacturer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttenuation: variable, for high-level input\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharacter: free of low-frequency magnetic saturation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnclosure: custom-made steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower: not required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChannels: 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ACME","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54554195624273,"sku":"41161","price":559.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/8741\/0769\/files\/AcmeAudioMOTOWND.I.WB-31.jpg?v=1786971651","url":"https:\/\/wrdtunes.com\/products\/acme-audio-motown-d-i-wb-3","provider":"Wired Tunes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}