Chandler TG2 Abbey Road Special Edition Mic Preamp, 2 Channel, *Power Supply NOT Included

The Chandler Limited TG2 is a recreation of the rare EMI TG12428 pre amp used in EMI/Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles used in the late 60's and early 70's. The sound was used on many famous recordings done at Abbey Road including The Beatles "Abbey Road" and Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon". The amplifiers were also used in many EMI circuits of the time. Chandler's version was remade from original design notes and circuit board drawings, provided by Abbey Road and EMI to ensure extreme authenticity.

This pre features the same discrete transformer balanced amplifiers as the TG series limiter and offers a creamy, smooth tone with a surprisingly open, clear top end. The sound, as explained by many users, has the Neve "warmth" and punch, but with a "nicer" expanded top end. In fact the unit does have a small rise in its top end frequency response and some warmth inducing distortion which contribute to its sound.

Features:

• Direct In
  • This is an unbalanced high impedance input for guitar, bass, samples etc. The switch bypass the mic transformer and feeds directly to the amplifier. The naturally high impedance of the amp causes no loading. The DI switch on the front panel can also be used as a mute switch when using the rear panel mic input.
• OUtput
  • Functioning as a console fader, this conrol is placed after the gain stage and before the output stage. This allows for trimming of the input signal between the 5dB steps on the input switch, as well as allowing the user to run the input very hot (for extra coloration) without distorting the recorder. In most cases this will be left in the full position.
• Input Gain Control
  • Features a transformer balanced input with 5-75 dB of gain.
• Phase reverse and 48 volt phantom power.
• Impedance
  • This allows for switching the input from 1200 ohm to 300 ohm values to match any mic.
• Summing Option
  • The signal is mixed from both pre amps and is sent to the output of the second channel. You can now bypass your console using great sounding discrete circuits and maintain a minimal signal path.

Note:

*Power Supply NOT included. Requires Chandler PSU-1 power supply.