Product Description

Since 1970, the Neve 1073 has been one of the most acclaimed preamps and EQs in the recording industry. The legendary sound has been the secret ingredient to some of the top recordings over the last 40 years, all due to its big and punchy sound that compliments any genre of music – from rap to rock to classical. Designed and built in England, the Neve 1073SPX offers the same sonic qualities as the classic Neve 1073, and is produced with the exact same specifications and matched components.

The 1073SPX features a Neve 1073 class A design microphone preamp and the classic three-band EQ, which includes a fixed high-frequency shelf, two selectable bands with boost and cut capabilities, as well as a high pass filter.

The 1073SPX now has expanded features to better fit with today’s recording industry standards. The front panel now includes an integrated DI input, insert that offers true bypass, input and output level meters, and an additional input connector that accepts microphone or line level for easy and direct connection.

The 19” rack-mount 1U unit includes an external multi-voltage PSU and an optional Digital I/O module is available.

Key Features:

• FRONT button: Switches the audio input to the front mic/line combo connector (DI input always overrides the Mic input, whether the FRONT switch is engaged or not)
• XLR/Jack combo input: Use the XLR input for mic sources and the 6.35mm jack input for line-level sources
• 48V button: Applies 48V phantom power to the front and rear XLR mic inputs (adjacent LED lights when phantom power is active)
• Lo Z button: The default input impedance on the microphone input is 1200Ω. Pressing the Lo Z switch reconfigures the input for 300Ω input impedance
• LIFT button: Provides ground lift for the DI input; may alleviate hum/buzz by breaking any ground loop
• -20 button: Applies 20dB of attenuation to the DI input; reconfigures input impedance from ~1MΩ to ~10kΩ when engaged
• DI I/P button: High-impedance balanced input for direct injection; microphone inputs automatically disconnected when jack is inserted
• Line/Mic level control with 80dB of gain on tap
• High Frequency: Smooth +/-16dB fixed-frequency shelving at 12kHz
• Mid Frequency: Smooth +/-18dB peaking, fixed Q, with selectable center frequencies of 0.36kHz, 0.7kHz, 1.6kHz, 3.2kHz, 4.8kHz, and 7.2kHz
• Low Frequency: Smooth +/-16dB shelving with selectable frequencies of 35Hz, 60Hz, 110Hz, and 220Hz
• Highpass Filter: 18dB/octave slope, switchable between 50Hz, 80Hz, 160Hz, and 300Hz
• Phase button: Polarity reverse (180° phase) at balanced output
• EQ button: Switches the equalizer in or out of circuit
• INS button: Switches the insert loop into the signal path
• PRE button: When engaged, repositions the post-EQ insert loop to pre-EQ
• LEVEL control: Adjusts output level; short-pressing this knob cycles the level meter take-off point through 3 points in the signal path (pre-EQ, post-EQ, post output stage), indicated by adjacent LEDs
• Take-off LEDs and Clip Indication: 1 of 3 LEDs lights green to indicate selected take-off point; LEDs light red if their respective take-off point is close to clipping
• Level Meter: 7-segment peak level meter; pressing knob allows audio level to be monitored at 1 of 3 locations (Mic/Line/DI input stage, EQ stage, or output stage) up to +24dB
• Sample Rate indicator LED: Shows the selected sample rate; options are cycled through by long-pressing the LEVEL knob and selected by releasing it
• Clock source indicator LED: Shows the selected clock source; options are cycled through by long-pressing the LEVEL knob after selecting the Sample Rate
• POWER: Switches unit on or off; adjacent LED lights when the unit is on

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