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Vintage Neve 1073 Pair Vintage King Rack Mic Pre Preamp EQ Flawless NR
Estimated price for orientation: 2 247 $
Category: Preamps and Channel Strips
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Neve
Here is one of the only times you will ever see the king daddy of vintage Mic Pre / EQ Channel Strips, racked and ready, and in PERFECT condition, up for auction with a low starting bid and NO RESERVE. Not reissue. The OG. If you have a studio and aren't interested in these, its only because you already own them... or you believe that everything you need for a well rounded gear collection can be purchased at Guitar Center: In which case, may god have mercy on your soul. I'm only parting with these because I, for too long, have foregone replacing my nearly 20 year old Honda CRV-POS to instead amass the objects of my analogue fetish. However, a seized engine, mounting uber expenses, and an exasperated wife-chauffer have combined to force my hand. And if I have 6 more mic pres than I have input channels, but a car that only excels at being parked and giving neighbors eyesores, you might be right in saying that I 'have a problem'. So I look at this way...my gain is your gain. I get back to the requisite autonomy of being a modern man, and you get the BEST. FUGGIN. PREAMPS. EVER. On to the provenance. I purchased the modules 9 years ago from a friend that had removed them himself from an 8014. He claimed they use the preferred 1st edition Marinair transformers, before the Carnhill/St Ives, (i have no reason to doubt him as he is a friend but i'll admit i have not seen them with my own eyes, so i will open them to confirm but need to get the auction started now) I had them cleaned but not recapped as I heard another pair from the same desk and was pleased with the balance of 'broken-in' yet sufficiently bright tonality left on the caps. I immediately purchased the Vintage King rack from good old Jeff Ehrenberg himself, and my SAE-trained-engineer-wife Elise asked to do the honors of placing our first pair of 1073s into their new home, in much the same way that she would lay our first born in his crib a year later. It was a sweet, yet grotesquely nerdy affair. They were recapped about 3 years ago by the legendary Brian Baker at Sound Arts, around the time that I transitioned to more mixing. So while the EQ and line amps have seen nominal use since then, the mic amps have probably done less than 50 hours pushing electrons. Aside from VERY slight noise when you change the 5dB notched gain on the mic pre, which is virtually impossible to illiminate, everything works flawlessly. That being said, I still have to declare this an AS IS sale as they are, obviously, used. As you can see from the pictures, they are utterly perfect cosmetically. If I sent the rack back to Jeff, he could probably wipe off the fingerprints and throw it back in cellophane to sell as new, though i'm sure he wouldn't. If you tell me that VERY light rack rash (as comes from a plastic washer, not metal on metal) negates the 'excellent' condition claim, I'll ask to explain to me your breakthrough on anti-gravity levitation that allows you to rack your gear without making contact with anything. If you care about these sorts of things, I've used them on recordings and mixes for Jason Mraz, Drake, Scarface, Snoop, Bun B, Juvenile, and the EQs as insert on the vocal for the very last posthumous Tupac release there will ever be, provided he doesn't come back from the Seychelles and start tracking again. (jk, CIA... jk)
I've just completed a final test and want to add for full disclosure's sake that Channel 1's Hi Shelf pot is a little noisy when rotating. Once you're done rotating, its solid and noiseless. Again, this is pretty standard for gear this old. I'm sure a little contact cleaner will solve. But I leave that to the new owner's discretion.
Bid with confidence. You will love these.
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| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Neve |
Here is one of the only times you will ever see the king daddy of vintage Mic Pre / EQ Channel Strips, racked and ready, and in PERFECT condition, up for auction with a low starting bid and NO RESERVE. Not reissue. The OG. If you have a studio and aren't interested in these, its only because you already own them... or you believe that everything you need for a well rounded gear collection can be purchased at Guitar Center: In which case, may god have mercy on your soul. I'm only parting with these because I, for too long, have foregone replacing my nearly 20 year old Honda CRV-POS to instead amass the objects of my analogue fetish. However, a seized engine, mounting uber expenses, and an exasperated wife-chauffer have combined to force my hand. And if I have 6 more mic pres than I have input channels, but a car that only excels at being parked and giving neighbors eyesores, you might be right in saying that I 'have a problem'. So I look at this way...my gain is your gain. I get back to the requisite autonomy of being a modern man, and you get the BEST. FUGGIN. PREAMPS. EVER. On to the provenance. I purchased the modules 9 years ago from a friend that had removed them himself from an 8014. He claimed they use the preferred 1st edition Marinair transformers, before the Carnhill/St Ives, (i have no reason to doubt him as he is a friend but i'll admit i have not seen them with my own eyes, so i will open them to confirm but need to get the auction started now) I had them cleaned but not recapped as I heard another pair from the same desk and was pleased with the balance of 'broken-in' yet sufficiently bright tonality left on the caps. I immediately purchased the Vintage King rack from good old Jeff Ehrenberg himself, and my SAE-trained-engineer-wife Elise asked to do the honors of placing our first pair of 1073s into their new home, in much the same way that she would lay our first born in his crib a year later. It was a sweet, yet grotesquely nerdy affair. They were recapped about 3 years ago by the legendary Brian Baker at Sound Arts, around the time that I transitioned to more mixing. So while the EQ and line amps have seen nominal use since then, the mic amps have probably done less than 50 hours pushing electrons. Aside from VERY slight noise when you change the 5dB notched gain on the mic pre, which is virtually impossible to illiminate, everything works flawlessly. That being said, I still have to declare this an AS IS sale as they are, obviously, used. As you can see from the pictures, they are utterly perfect cosmetically. If I sent the rack back to Jeff, he could probably wipe off the fingerprints and throw it back in cellophane to sell as new, though i'm sure he wouldn't. If you tell me that VERY light rack rash (as comes from a plastic washer, not metal on metal) negates the 'excellent' condition claim, I'll ask to explain to me your breakthrough on anti-gravity levitation that allows you to rack your gear without making contact with anything. If you care about these sorts of things, I've used them on recordings and mixes for Jason Mraz, Drake, Scarface, Snoop, Bun B, Juvenile, and the EQs as insert on the vocal for the very last posthumous Tupac release there will ever be, provided he doesn't come back from the Seychelles and start tracking again. (jk, CIA... jk)
I've just completed a final test and want to add for full disclosure's sake that Channel 1's Hi Shelf pot is a little noisy when rotating. Once you're done rotating, its solid and noiseless. Again, this is pretty standard for gear this old. I'm sure a little contact cleaner will solve. But I leave that to the new owner's discretion.
Bid with confidence. You will love these.
I've just completed a final test and want to add for full disclosure's sake that Channel 1's Hi Shelf pot is a little noisy when rotating. Once you're done rotating, its solid and noiseless. Again, this is pretty standard for gear this old. I'm sure a little contact cleaner will solve. But I leave that to the new owner's discretion.
Bid with confidence. You will love these.