Products from Black Lion

The "Bluey" is a modified "Blue Stripe" compressor based on Chris Lord-Alge's "golden unit". When certain components became unavailable, technicians had to change the circuit, resulting in a unique compressor that has been heard on countless hits. Through decades of maintenance and repair, some devices like wine get better with time. The scarcity of original parts leads...

The Black Lion Audio Eighteen Channel Strip proves that vintage sound cannot only be achieved by imitating individual devices. With the Eighteen, the US manufacturer offers a hardware unit that pays tribute to some classic designs, but stands on its own. Behind the classic Cinemag input transformers sit two discrete BLA1831 op-amps, and the passive tone control is shaped by...

The B173 Quad is Black Lion Audio's latest 1073-style preamp. The B173 Quad combines a moderned concept with vintage character in a 2U chassis with features to satisfy even the most demanding sound engineer. The revised gain stage with higher signal-to-noise ratio delivers a clear and distortion-free tone, while Cinemag input and output transformers provide silky warmth. Two...

With the Revolution 2x2 from Black Lion Audio , the name says it all: The compact interface offers features and quality that are otherwise not available at all or only in larger converter systems. The Chicago-based manufacturer has become famous for its modifications of microphone preamps, digital-to-analog converters, and signal processors, and its own products have...

B173 mkII - classic british punch As with the B173 Quad preamplifier from Black Lion Audio, the circuit design of the single-channel B173 mkII is based on the classic circuit and thus convincingly transports the legendary fat, warm British sound into the modern era. For an even cleaner and less distorted sound, the gain stage has been significantly revised. Two large-format...

The American legend The B12A amplifier circuit from Black Lion Audio uses the very special circuit topology of American preamps to congenially capture their extremely fast, clean transient response. With the B12A mkIII, the manufacturer has realised advantages such as extremely accurate circuit design, high-quality components and a consistent construction with two Cinemag...

The B12A Quad is Black Lion Audio's latest variant of a 312A gain stage with 70dB boost! With 4 channels of rock'n'roll in a 1U cabinet, it offers a modern concept with a vintage sound at an unbeatable price. Each individual channel of the B12A Quad has the same Cinemag input transformer found in the B12 A MK2, but also Cinemag output transformers, 2 front DI inputs, output...

2 channel preamp "Made in USA" , excellent all-rounder for vocals and instruments, extremely low-noise signal path, 10 dB pad switching, phase inversion, max. 65 dB gain, 2 x XLR mic input, 2 x jack line out, input impedance 600Ω, output impedance 150Ω, +48V phantom power. Revised circuit design with new power supply regulation/filtering, adjusted gain stages and overall...

The Auteur Quad is the 4-channel rack version of our very popular Auteur MK2 preamp . The Auteur preamp has become the studio standard over the last decade. Its transparent IC input circuitry and Edcor transformer-equipped colouring output offer a combination of modern and vintage design that has made the Auteur known as the "Swiss army knife of preamps" that sounds great on...

The combination of the two different compressor types of the Black Lion Audio B172A in one housing makes the popular dynamic chain more compact, while maintaining the flexibility of the individual units. A central switch can be used to determine in which order the input signal should pass through the compressors. A third switch option allows the two sections to be used as...

The Seventeen 1-channel FET compressor/limiter from Black Lion Audio is a high-quality effects unit for dynamic processing in the studio. Based on the famous 1176 model, this FET compressor can do a lot more. You get a nice warm and analogue sound with fast attack and release times. Furthermore, a frequency-dependent sidechaining or high and low pass filters can be switched...