Preamps / Channel Strips

Will I lose signal quality using a poor quality ADAT cable? 

If you play acoustic instruments with piezo pickups and require the very best amplification, the AP1 is a serious contender.

Golden Age’s new Premier series of Neve‑inspired devices get even closer to the real thing.

The 88M packs the sound of a Neve console preamp into a compact audio interface.

This versatile preamp offers Ampex attitude in abundance!

Twenty years on, the Octopre concept remains as strong as ever.

This versatile input channel gives you the classic sound of tubes, transformers and inductors.

Clean‑gain ‘booster’ preamps are popular accessories for ribbon and moving‑coil dynamic mics — but what if that gain were deliberately made more characterful?

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Neil Rogers

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This classy console emulation from newcomers KIT puts Blackbird Studios’ Neve in your DAW.

Not content with having created arguably the world’s best preamp booster, Royer’s boffins decided to make it better.

The 67A adds some useful features to a nice Altec valve preamp emulation.

Ever fancied trying different output transformers in your mic preamp? Then check out the P1...

H2 aim to put the legendary sound of Olympic Studios in your 500‑series rack.

Could this modern spin on a classic British trio be the perfect analogue front end?

The audio files available on this page accompany my review of the...

Is this the perfect partner for acoustic bass?

Can Leapwing’s latest plug‑in really sprinkle some Al Schmitt magic on your recordings?

RME’s 12Mic packs 12 preamps into a single networked box.

Though billed as a high‑quality single‑channel mic preamp, the EC1 is a whole lot more.

Love the sound of high‑end analogue kit, but don’t have the space or the money to buy it? No problem...