V1290 [500-Series] Preamplifier

WHY IT’S DIFFERENT:

What truly makes this Preamp different is AudioScape's dedication to finding the hard-to-get obsolete components that make this circuit GO and impart the MONSTROUS sound the vintage pieces are known for. AND HOW DO YOU GET ‘THAT SOUND’? They use all the right components in all the right places, and they balance that with the no nonsense ethos with which they build every AudioScape product. They scoured the world over to find the vintage NOS Fairchild BC184C Transistors and the elegant NOS Motorola 2n3055 Output Transistors, alongside Custom wound Transformers that deliver the TONE. Without these core components it truly isn’t that classic British Class A circuit. Might as well call it something different!!

• CHUNKY CUSTOM IRON(INPUT/OUTPUT TRANSFORMER), FINE TUNED TO DELIVER THE BEST TONAL BALANCE
• SUPER HANDY LINE INPUT SWITCH TO CRANK YOUR FINEST MIXES AND GROUPS/SOURCE MATERIAL THROUGH
• PHANTOM POWER, POLARITY AND IMPEDANCE SWITCH FOR LOWER LEVEL RIBBON/DYNAMIC MICROPHONES
• GRAYHILL GAIN SWITCH OFFERING 11 MIC GAIN POSITIONS FROM 25dB UP TO 75dB.
• DUST SEALED ALPHA OUTPUT FADER POTENTIOMETER TO DRIVE THE GAIN TO THE PERFECT SWEET SPOT
• ORIGINAL NOS BC184C TRANSISTORS THROUGHOUT AND ONE MOTOROLA 2N3055, DECADES LONG OBSOLETE AND RARE.
• PERIOD CORRECT CARBON FILM RESISTORS IN THE AUDIO PATH ALONG WITH THE CORRECT POLYSTYRENE, TANTALUM CAPS AND POLY FILM CAPACITORS, ALL WHERE THEY BELONG

HOW DOES THE V1290 SOUND COMPARED TO OTHER 73 STYLE PRE’S?:

It’s got that same awesome Mid-Range crunch, Smooth Silky Highs and Legendary Saturation, but with extended Low End and and LARGER Low-Mids.

Just like in every AudioScape product, each and every component was painstakingly chosen to deliver the most authentic TONE. The V1290 is a shining example of this ethos. From their studio to yours, AudioScape can’t wait for you to experience it!!

Built with Integrity. Built with Love. Built the AudioScape way!

FEATURES:

• Handcrafted in the USA in Small Batches
• Rugged, Fully-Enclosed, American Made Steel Chassis
• Beefy, Custom Hand-Wound American Made Transformers (faithful to original specifications)
• AudioScape Exclusive design inspired by the original N preamp, the 1290
• Premium Capacitors & Period-Correct Carbon Flm Resistors utilized throughout
• All High-Quality, Name Brand Parts Sourced from US Based Distributors & Surplus RARE PARTS
• NOS Metal 2n3055 Output Transistor & long Obsolete & RARE NOS BC184C original silicon transistors
• 11-Position Stepped Grayhill GAIN CONTROL - 25dB to 75dB in increments of 5dB
• Fully Variable Alpha OUTPUT CONTROL

DOCUMENTATION:

• V1290 QUICK-START
• V1290 MANUAL