Sound-shaping microphone preamp

When the mix sounds as clinically pure and flat as the wallpaper on the wall, it's time for the Warm Audio WA12 MKII. Here we are back in a time when signals were alive and had character. Plain vocals and instruments get that certain "something", become deeply layered and exciting.

The WA12 MKII can sound lively, clean and lifelike thanks to the built-in X731 OpAmp, but can also go into a mild saturation at higher gain levels. The harmonic distortions created in this way are an asset to any mix.

The often neglected power supply for the preamp is provided here by a sophisticated internal power supply with a low-noise toroidal transformer.

Features:

• 1-channel microphone and instrument preamplifier

• 9,5″/1U

• 71dB gain

• Cinemag USA input and output transformers

• Socketed discrete OpAmp: X731 (Vintage)

• TONE switch - switching the input impedance from 600 to 150 ohms

• Microphone input: XLR

• Rear Hi-Z input: 6.3mm jack

• Balanced outputs: XLR and 6.3mm jack

• 48V phantom power

• -20dB pad

• Phase invert switch

• LED meter

• Output level control for adjustable saturation effects

• Built-in 115/230 volt IEC power supply