Launched in 1970, the 1073® is the first choice of leading producers and artists, delivering the unique Neve® sound on some of the most famous recordings of the past 40 years.
Handcrafted and completely hand-wired by Neve’s dedicated professionals in Burnley, England, the modern-day 1073® is produced to the exact specifications of the original modules. Considerable resources have been devoted to the acquisition of the original components to ensure the sound remains true.
Looking for an outside opinion? Lynn Fuston at EQ Magazine performed an in-depth review of the modern-day 1073® versus a vintage model. We think you’ll find his conclusions quite comforting.
The Class A design 1073® microphone preamplifier features 3 bands of EQ, with one fixed high frequency band, two switchable bands with cut and boost capability, and a high pass filter. All Neve® channel amplifiers are designed to accept signals from a wide range of microphone and line sources.
The 1073® mic pre and EQ combination adds warmth and depth to recordings, brings out subtle ambience, maintains spatial positioning, and more effectively captures a precise image. That’s why the 1073® mic preamp is considered by many to be the very essence of the Neve® sound.
Please note: All classic units are custom built to the same specifications as the original unit. Therefore, we aim to get these units delivered between 6-8 weeks from date of purchase.
- Classic transformer microphone preamp amp (Class A design)
- Exclusive Neve® Marinair™ transformers used on input and output stages
- Hand-built and hand-wired to original 1970s design
- Both inputs are transformer balanced and earth free
- Microphone Input: Gain +80db to +20dB in 5dB steps.
- Line Input: Input impedance 10k ohms, gain +20dB to -10dB in 5dB steps.
- Output: Maximum output is >+26dBu into 600Ω.
- Output is transformer balanced and earth free
- Distortion: Not more than 0.07% from 50Hz to 10kHz at +20dBu output
- (80kHz bandwidth) into 600Ω.
- Freq Response: ±0.5dB 20Hz to 20kHz, -3dB at 40kHz. EQ Out.
