ART TPS II 2-Channel Tube Preamp System - Secondhand

Full Description

Vintage Valve Vibe

The sound of vacuum tubes are widely renowned in the audio world for their warmth, clarity, and ability to impart character to anything they're used on. With the ART TPS II, you can apply this from the handpicked 12AX7A tubes used in its construction, at an affordable price. Whether you're recording or sending your whole mix bus through this stereo preamp, you can get analog character in spades. Thanks to ART's Variable Valve Voicing technology, you can tailor this character to fit anything from a specific instrument to a full mix, and dial in your perfect sound. Vary your input impedance to get the most out of any microphone on any source, and access the sound of classic consoles in a compact format to slot comfortably into any studio rack.

Features

• Stereo tube preamp with variable valve voicing
• Versatile, authentic vacuum tube sound that can change tone to suit any source
• Built with handpicked 12AX7A vacuum tubes
• Variable input impedance allows for compatibility with any instrument
• LED input and analog VU output meters for classic monitoring
• Automatic switching between instrument or microphone preamp modes for plug-and-play functionality
• Output Protection Limiting prevents clipping for smooth, natural sound
• Broad, full frequency response provides clarity

Specifications

• Power Requirements: 110 - 125 VAC, 16W
• Dynamic Range: >100 dB
• Frequency Response: 5 Hz to 50 kHz (+0 to -1 dB)
• Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.01% clean (<0.1% warm)
• CMRR: >75 dB typical @ 1 kHz
• Equivalent Input Noise: -129 dBu ("A" weighted, XLR to XLR)
• Maximum Gain: 80 dB (XLR to XLR), 74 dB (Instrument to XLR)
• Maximum Input Level: +19 dBu (XLR), +22 dBu (Instrument)
• Maximum Output Level: +28 dBu (XLR), +22 dBu (1/4")
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.75" x 19.0" x 6.5"
• Weight: 5.5 lbs