Neve 1073OPX 8-Channel Microphone Preamp with Remote Control Software

Coveted by top engineers and producers since its launch in 1970, the Neve 1073 channel amplifier represents the Holy Grail of microphone preamp with personality. The 1073 input module defined the strong, authoritative sound of the legendary Neve 80 series consoles that dominated professional recording studios in the Golden Age of Analog. Today, you can get this iconic sound for your studio with the AMS Neve 1073OPX 8-Channel DI Preamp Rackmount Unit. Hand-wired true to the original vintage design and updated to meet the demands of modern workflows, the 1073 offers a rich tonal palette to make bold statements with your music.

The most esteemed front-end in the industry

With its uniquely euphonious tonal quality, seductive warmth, mid-bass punch, and subtle harmonic distortion, the Neve 1073 has, for half a century, provided studios of all sizes with the industry's most esteemed front-end for production-ready products. radio that blasts straight from the speakers. Following the 1073 pedigree, the AMS Neve 1073OPX offers eight remote-controlled 1073 preamps with Neve Marinair specification transformers. The 1073OPX contains eight legendary 1073 preamps in a 2U rack unit with front and rear connectors for comprehensive connectivity to any studio, stage or broadcast environment, while state-of-the-art remote control software provides two-way control with full recall of all settings . Microphone input sources benefit from Neve's proprietary Marinair transformer-coupled input stage, and sources can be connected directly to the front panel mic/line/DI inputs for convenient recording in the studio control room.

Legendary and authoritative “big iron” sound

Since the 1970s, the Neve 1073 has reigned as the most sought-after microphone preamp and equalizer on the planet – one reason is its inimitable sound, another is its impressive versatility. With a generous 70dB of available gain, the 1073OPX handles even your lowest-output passive ribbon microphones on quiet sources. While today's 1073OPX retains all of its vintage authenticity, AMS Neve remains an R&D-driven company that continually improves its classic designs to meet and exceed the performance requirements of today's hybrid analog-digital workflows. The name Rupert Neve is synonymous with custom transformer-balanced Class A circuitry, and AMS Neve continues to innovate in this field with its state-of-the-art Marinair transformers, found on the 1073OPX's microphone inputs. With their “big iron” transformers, Neve consoles deliver wide, linear bandwidth while maintaining audiophile quality across the spectrum for rich, full-bodied sound with formidable bass, assertive midrange presence, and smooth, airy highs.

Military-grade build quality

The 1073OPX 8-channel mic/line/DI preamp delivers a user experience like no other. The 1073OPX's robust build quality – including its rotary switches, robust metal frame, and internal circuitry – is clearly superior to even the majority of today's high-end professional audio equipment. And it's a joy to use. In operation, everything feels perfect, from the precise, satisfying click of the switches to the honey throw of the headphone level potentiometer. Like all professional audio equipment of the time, early Neve equipment was built with mil-spec parts and materials – which, along with their extraordinary sound, explains why we still see half-a-century-old Neve consoles in major studios around the world. . That's how they built professional audio equipment – ​​and AMS Neve still does it.

AMS Neve 1073OPX 8-Channel Microphone Preamp with Remote Control Features:

• 8 channels of remotely controlled 1073 mic/line/DI preamps
• Proprietary Neve Marinair transformers at microphone input
• Class A transformerless DI input
• Remote control software can control up to 8 1073OPX racks at a time (64 preamps)
• Automatic full recovery of all settings
• Front panel mic/line/DI combo input
• Microphone/line/DI type D connection on rear panel
• 80 Hz high-pass filter; 25dB cushion; Reverse polarity
• Intelligent phantom power control
• The Lo-Z button changes the impedance from 1.3kΩ to 300Ω
• Microphone input: 20dB to 70dB gain in 1dB steps
• Line Input: Gain –20dB to +20dB in 1dB steps
• DI Input: Gain from 30dB to 60dB in 1dB steps
• Separate stereo monitor path with independent level control
• Latency-free monitoring of all signal sources
• 8 front panel DI inputs for instrument tracking
• Headphone output on front panel
• Designed and manufactured in England by AMS Neve engineers