Preamps / Channel Strips

This new brand by revered high-end equipment manufacturers API is much more affordable than their established lines. So there must be a catch, right?

Regular readers will know that our Technical Editor isn't prone to excessive use of hyperbole — so when he calls a product "awesome", "stunning" and "sublime", it's probably time to sit up and take notice...

Is this latest addition to the Thermionic Culture flock something for the company to crow about?

The ISA preamp range has graced professional recording facilities the world over — but this classy single-channel model is within reach of the home and project studio.

The DIY approach to audio equipment needn't mean bargain basement, and if you apply this principle to high-end vintage gear it might just save you a small fortune — without compromising on quality.

Australian company Sebatron aim to start building their brand in the UK with this 'character' preamp.

Can a two-channel preamp at this price really give you the best aspects of tube and solid-state circuitry?

Some people love the sound of SSL's modern consoles, while others prefer the 'dirt' of their older models. The VHD Pre aims to offer you the best of both worlds...

Unique Recording Software have modelled a vast array of vintage compressors and EQs and presented the results in a single plug-in.

The manufacturers proudly claim that this is "the most flexible four-channel preamp in history." And it's no idle marketing boast...

This unusual new preamp from UA is designed to make life easier, both for the recordist and 'the talent'.

This unassuming device has a price that makes it look like a bargain alongside competitors of similar quality.

Eight top-class preamps priced within reach of the serious project studio...

We take our first look at the excellent new Portico range by Rupert Neve Designs - and they don't disappoint.

With 16 mic preamps and a built-in mixer, the M16 certainly delivers on quantity. Can it deliver on quality too?

A useful studio workhorse offering eight channels of mic pres plus ADAT I/O, that does just what it says on the tin.

Well, it looks and feels as solid as a brick, hence the name. But there's more to this tube-based preamp than the gimmick. Let's find out...

In the last few years, Solid State Logic have been concentrating a lot of effort on the project studio market, and this new Alpha Channel makes their high-end console technology available in an affordable rackmounting channel strip.

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

If you are looking for an authentic tube-amp guitar sound from a DI recording system, then maybe the Dark Blue's all-tube preamp and speaker simulation is just what you need.

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