Chandler TG 2 Abbey Road Special Edition
Dual Mono Mic Preamp and Instrument DI with Transformer Balanced I/O's - an Authentic Recreation of the Late '60s Classic EMI TG12428 Preamplifier! (*PSU-1 power supply not included - sold separately)
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With all the flavors of mic-preamps out there, it's hard to find one that is unique; one that stands out from the crowd. Users of Chandler's TG2 dual mic-pre already know they have a gem-in-the-rough. The amplifier design is an authentic recreation of the EMI TG12428 found in many of Abbey Road's desks in the late 60's and early 70's. Known for its smoothness, forwardness and punch, this is a very versatile pre, with a pedigree and personality all its own.
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The Chandler Limited TG2 is a recreation of the rare EMI TG12428 pre amp used in EMI/Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles used in the late 60's and early 70's. The sound was used on many famous recordings done at Abbey Road including The Beatles "Abbey Road" and Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and its amplifiers used in many EMI circuits of the time. Our version was remade from the original design notes and circuit board drawings as provided by Abbey Road and EMI to ensure extreme authenticity!
This pre features the same discrete transformer balanced amplifiers as the TG series limiter and offers a creamy, smooth tone with a surprisingly open, clear top end (dare we say nicer than Neve....) The sound, as explained by many users, has a familiar Neve "warmth" and punch, but with a "nicer" expanded top end. In fact the unit does have a small rise in its top end frequency response and some warmth.
Chandler TG 2 Abbey Road Special Edition Features : - Input Gain Control - Transformer-balanced input with 5-75 dB of gain
- Output - Functioning as a console fader, this control is placed after the gain stage and before the output stage. This allows for trimming of the input signal between the 5dB steps on the input switch, as well as allowing the user to run the input very hot (for extra coloration) without distorting the recorder. In most cases this will be left in the full position
- Direct In - An unbalanced high impedance input for guitar, bass, samples etc. The switch bypasses the mic transformer and feeds directly to the amplifier. The naturally high impedance of the amp causes no loading. The DI switch on the front panel can also be used as a mute switch when using the rear panel mic input
- Phase reverse
- 48 volt phantom power
- Impedance - This allows for switching the input from 1200 ohm to 300 ohm values to match any mic
- Summing Option (on back panel) - The signal is mixed from both pre amps and is sent to the output of the second channel. You can now bypass your console using great sounding discrete circuits and maintain a minimal signal path
* PSU-1 Power supply not included - sold separately 
Chandler TG 2 Abbey Road Special Edition Specifications : - Input gain; 5 to 75db
- Input impedance; 1200 ohms
- Output impedance; 600 ohms
- Maximum Output; +28db
- Frequency response; Flat from 20hz to 3khz rising to +1.8db @ 16khz
- Noise; -85dbm
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