Description: 2 (quantity) Hairball Audio Elements Copper PreampsThese are incredible sounding preamps and they are both in excellent shape! One is brand new and completed on 10-04-24. The other was completed on 05-03-23 and I have had it in use for tracking vocals in my smoke-free, temperature and humidity controlled studio. They are well matched if you want to run them as a stereo pair, and have that great Neve Mojo. They both have Grayhill Switch Mods (detent switches) on the input and output for reliable recall. They are both expertly built. Just to be clear - the price is for 2 modules. Shipping in the USA is FREE!Tape Op Review "Copper is the character preamp. We initially dismissed it as (yet) another 1073 clone, but inside, things are different. Rather than copying the classic Neve circuit, Hairball worked with the transformer manufacturers to approach the British console sound through a different topology. Drawing from Eisen Audio's years of servicing vintage Neve modules, Hairball dialed in perhaps the optimal capacitor configuration. It's that combination of caps, transformer, and op-amp that gets you far closer to a Neve than just copying a schematic. The custom I/O transformers come from Ed Anderson, a respected designer. The BA512 op-amp is from Eisen Audio and is inspired by the BA440 op-amp found in some vintage BBC consoles. Copper was the most popular of the Elements we tried. Using the input gain in conjunction with the output trim, this preamp can start out clean and gradually shift into saturation. For electric and bass guitars, Copper added sizzle and dimension to the sound. One tester, Dave Cerminara, said if he were starting a studio, he would grab eight Hairball Audio Copper preamps immediately."
Price: 750 USD
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
End Time: 2024-12-01T14:38:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Hairball Audio
Preamp Type: Microphone Preamp
Model: Copper
