Preamps / Channel Strips

If you crave the vintage API sound but the budget is a little tight, this might be worth a look...

If you want the vintage Neve 1073 sound but the bank balance doesn’t allow it, this might be worth checking out...

If you crave the vintage API sound but the budget is a little tight, this might be worth a look...

Sporting both optical and variable–mu compressors and Pultec–inspired EQ, this German channel strip should make a great recording front end for the modern studio.

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Can Chandler’s resurrection of one of the most revered preamps of all time help you get that classic Abbey Road sound?

Some mic preamps are renowned for their flattery of the recorded signal, but this high-spec single-channel unit proudly aspires to cleanliness and neutrality, translating the character of your performances and microphones with the utmost fidelity.

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Less than a year after refreshing their eight-channel preamp design, Audient have released another. What makes this one different?

I've been looking up information on some external preamps, and I found that most of them have two controls — Gain and Level. Most console preamps have just a Gain control, so what is the Level control for?

A modern take on the vintage Neve preamp sound.

This Rupert Neve-designed three-band EQ and preamp is intended for Taylor acoustic guitars equipped with the Expression System magnetic pickup array.

Grace have long been associated with sublime studio preamps — and now you can take that superlative sound with you on stage.

The Solo 110 and Solo 610 are a pair of high-quality, no-frills preamps — one solid-state, the other valve.

Following on from last month's sneak preview, here's the full SOS hands-on test: If you're looking for characterful compression and EQ to warm up your computer-based mixes, Focusrite's Liquid Mix might just be the answer.

TL Audio's latest additions to their popular Fat Man range are more versatile than their names suggest.

Vintage RCA OP-6s go for silly money — if you can find them. Can this Retro recreation justify a similar price tag?

Chandler revive a vintage technology in their unique new preamp. We put it to the test...

Can this mic preamp really deliver 'expensive' sound quality at a mid-market price?

If you’re seeking a warm’ sonic character and effortless compression, this channel strip could be just the thing.

These classy modules bring the best of Mr Neve’s classic designs into the 21st century.