D.W. Fearn VT-1

D.W. Fearn VT-1

Single Channel Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifier

VT-Series Microphone Preamplifiers have long been the weapon of choice for top artists, engineers, producers, and other audio professionals. Designed to deliver unparalleled performance in ultra high-fidelity tracking sessions, any microphone or sound source will benefit from the improved clarity, definition, and lack of solid-state artifacts that are the hallmarks of the VT-Series.

In designing the VT Series of Microphone Preamplifiers, no compromise in sonic quality, reliability, or ruggedness was permitted. Like the best tube equipment of the 1950s and ’60s, each VT-1 preamp is hand-built on a heavy-gauge aluminum chassis, utilizing point-to-point wiring.

Each and every vacuum tube is selected for minimum noise and microphonics, and to deliver maximum sonic clarity. The front panel switches control sealed, gold-contact precision relays for all audio switching, totally eliminating the possibility of dirty contacts degrading the sound quality while minimizing the internal audio path. Four class-A triode amplifier sections (in two tubes) in each channel comprise the entire active circuit.

This elegantly simple circuit, expertly executed with top-quality components and careful design optimization, provides the sonic superiority that the VT-Series preamps have become known for.

Features

• All vacuum-tube design
• Lo-Z input position for superior performance with transformerless microphones
• Phase (polarity) reverse switch
• +48 volt phantom power (completely disconnected when off)
• Custom-design Jensen input and output transformers
• 20 dB input pad (switchable)
• True VU meters (amplifier isolated)
• All point-to-point audio wiring
• Gold input and output XLR connectors
• Polypropylene and polystyrene coupling capacitors
• All audio switching through gold-contact, sealed precision relays
• International operation on 100, 120, or 220 VAC, 50/60 Hz
• CE certified, RoHS-compliant
• +4 dBm output
• Conservatively rated precision components and rugged construction for stability and long life