Three illuminated buttons select phantom power, a 25dB pad (for all three input modes), and a low-impedance mic input option, reducing the default 1.3kΩ to 300Ω.Ī button selects the input mode, the current selection indicated by one of three coloured LEDs, and pressing and holding this button for a few seconds inverts the input polarity. On each channel, a familiar red, winged gain knob operates a detented rotary encoder. Differential line-receiving ICs replace the line input transformers of the original design.
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The original output driver and big transformer have been replaced with an electronically balanced configuration, which has lowered the overall distortion (from around 0.07 to 0.002 percent) and reduced the power consumption. While the OPX preamps clearly incorporate new technology and look a little different from most 1073s, they share the same heritage, most obviously at the front end, which is balanced with a low-noise version of the Neve Marinair TF10003 mic input transformers, encased in mu-metal cases to ensure the original EIN specification of -125dB has been maintained, and the preamp's maximum output level (+26dBu) remains the same too. The digital card caters for both Dante and USB connections at up to 192kHz, and enables the 1073OPX to serve as an eight-in, two-out Core Audio/ASIO USB audio interface. The remote-control facilities build on those developed for a version of the 1073 preamps first employed in Neve's Genesys Black console. Perhaps the biggest change is that the preamp gain is now controlled using MDACs (Multiplying Digital to Analogue Convertors), with 1dB increments, to enable exact resetting and accurate alignment of stereo pairs. Neve now offer several variations of the 1073 but the latest, launched to mark its 50th birthday, is like no other: with the eight-channel, rackmounting 1073OPX, Neve have reinvented the 1073 to suit modern DAW-based workflows, and to that end, it boasts remote-controllable preamps, stereo monitoring facilities, and an optional digital interface card. The Neve 1073's alluring sound quality and legendary associations with some of the greatest music ever recorded mean that this preamp has remained consistently popular for many decades. Could this be the perfect partnership between vintage vibe and contemporary convenience?
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