The most coveted vintage consoles and outboard gear weren't transparent. And that's the point behind the Warm Audio WA12. Coloration is, in many cases, desirable. If your mixes sound unprofessional, lacking in vibrance and depth, you'll adore the WA12-500 MKII. Subjective listening tests played a big part in the development of this amazing 500 Series preamp. Test equipment can tell you only so much, and there's a point in the design process where you just have to let your ears call the shots.
- A robust 71dB of gain powers all your mics — even ribbons
- 2 Mohms true hi-Z input on front panel — great for guitars, bass, keyboards
- High voltage 1731-style operational amplifier
- Tone button gives you tonal versatility by switching input impedance from 600 to 150 ohms
- Fully discrete design
- 48-volt phantom power; 20dB pad
- Mic level balanced input: XLR or 1/4" TRS
- Balanced outputs: XLR and 1/4" TRS
- Custom-designed Cinemag input and output transformers
- Output attenuation control drives preamp and transformers into colorful saturation
- LED Meter gain indication
- 20dB pad