Even the rather dark-sounding solid state Groove Tube mic came alive. The preamp's coloration" was especially effective on voice, drums, bass and guitar. To further investigate the preamp's sound, I ...

CHANHASSEN, MN – MARCH 15, 2019 Over 20 years ago, Scott LaChapell sought to develop a boutique tube mic preamp that allowed an engineer to have vast control over the harmonic content. It was to be ...

LaChapell Audio has introduced the first vacuum tube preamp in the 500 series format, the 583s. Attendees will find the LaChapell 583s, which is already shipping, available for inspection at Booth 846 ...

So you’ve decided you want to up the stakes of your home studio and jump into the wide world of mic preamps? Perhaps you’ve outgrown those built into your audio interface and need more inputs, or ...

Nagra’s $24,500 PREAMP II-S is considered one of the company’s more affordable preamps. That alone tells you exactly who this is for—and who it isn’t. That it also likely sounds superb is almost ...

Over the years I’ve become a student of mic preamp design, building and modifying several along the way and learning a little more each time. Usually, I worked from a kit or published set of plans.