D.W. Fearn VT-2

The VT-series microphone preamplifiers will change the way you think of audio quality. The transparency is astounding. Vocals sound smoother, warmer, more intimate, with a compelling presence. Any microphone and any sound will benefit from the improved clarity, definition, and lack of solid-state artifacts.

The VT-2 recreates the sound of classic tube preamps of the 1960s. Modern components and computer-optimized circuitry, unavailable during the vacuum tube era, elevate this design to a new level of performance.

Features:

• Stereo version of the highly-acclaimed VT-1
• All vacuum-tube design
• Clean and airy high end
• Fat low end
• Unsurpassed warmth, transparency, and musicality
• Lo-Z input position for superior performance with transformerless mics
• Phase (polarity) reverse switch
• +48 volt phantom power (completely disconnected when off)
• Custom-design Jensen input and output transformers for superb sonics
• 20 dB input pad (switchable)
• True VU meters (amplifier isolated)
• All point-to-point audio wiring
• High-performance, fully-regulated power supplies with exceptional reserve
• Gold input and output XLR connectors
• Polypropylene and polystyrene coupling capacitors
• All audio switching through gold-contact, sealed precision relays
• International operation on 100, 120, or 220 VAC, 50/60 Hz
• +4 dBm output
• Conservatively rated precision components and rugged construction for stability and long life
• Line-level processing with the LP-1 Line Pad accessory

Specifications:

• Input 150 ohms
• Input Load Impedance 1.1k ohms minimum
• Minimum Input Leve l -65 dBm nominal
• Maximum Input Level @ 20 cps -30 dBm without pad, -5 dBm with 20 dB pad
• Gain 53 dB
• Frequency Response +/-0.25 dB 20 cps to 20 kc; -3 dB @ 0.5 cps and 65 kc
• THD+Noise less than 0.20% 20 cps to 20 kc
• Intermodulation Distortion SMPTE less than 0.02%
• Signal to Noise Ratio 73 dB minimum
• Equivalent Input Noise -123 dBm maximum
• Output low-Z, transformer-balanced
• Maximum Output Level +22 dBm, 20k ohm load
• Power Requirements 100, 120, or 220 VAC, 50/60 Hz
• Dimensions 19" (48.26cm) W, 5.25" (13.34cm) H, 14" (35.56cm) D
• Weight 18 lbs (8.16kg)