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Thermionic Culture – Rooster

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Thermionic Culture - Rooster

Unity Audio are showing two new Thermionic Culture items at this years Music Messe in Hall 5.1 stand D48. The second is the Thermionic Culture - Rooster - Stereo Valve Mic/Line/DI with EQ and Attitude! A valve based mic/line + DI pre-amp with EQ and a distortion section based around the same 5725 used in the ever-popular Culture Vulture. The input stage uses a custom 1200-ohm input Sowter transformer and an ECC81/12AT7 valve. The EQ section has a broad bass lift control with up to 15dB of Lift, peaking at 50H. A mid cut at 700Hz with 17dB [ read more.. ]

Sontronics CHIMERA – single channel preamp/DI box

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Sontronics CHIMERA - single channel preamp/DI box

If high quality preamps are on your wishlist this month, then the Sontronics CHIMERA certainly boasts to be just that. But it's a user friendly piece of kit with two distinct forms. Like Optimus Prime, then. The Sontronics CHIMERA is a single-channel preamp/DI box that offers two discrete circuits: at the flick of a switch, you can choose between the character of the solid-state amplifier or the smooth, silky tones served up by the valve preamp. Each vintage circuit design is totally unique to Sontronics, employing custom-made transformers. ... [ read more.. ]