Thermionic Culture EarlyBird 4 Four Channel Microphone Preamp (with EQ)
The Earlybird 4 contains 4 channels of extremely high quality valve pre-amplification. Originally made in black in 1999, this is a special “revival” limited edition in red (limited to 49 only). The black edition is still available with the updated circuitry. As the individual channel circuitry in this version of the Earlybird has been simplified in order to provide 4 channels in one 19” unit, so the individual channel specifications have risen. Thus making this the most natural sounding, high quality version of the Earlybird preamp to date. Effectively giving the user the cleanest possible valve gain with a range from 3dB to 62dB and a switchable input impedance to help in matching the unit with different microphones.
Features:
- 4 Channels of extremely high quality push pull' 'class A' type of valve pre amplification
- Clean gain, giving the lowest noise and distortion figures possible in a mic preamp
- Hand wired with point to point wiring throughout
- Lowest phase shift and highest headroom
Controls on each channel for:
- Switchable input impedance to help in matching the unit with different microphones
- Switchable 48V phantom power
- Switched gain 42 dB to 62 dB, 20dB pad
- 2 position high pass filter
- Variable output trim with phase inverter
- Vu meters switchable between channels
- Peak overload indicators