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Originally Posted by Tommy like sound  I put a Rode K2 into a TLA C1 all the time. the Rode is clean the C1 is mellow. Good combo. I'll agree with the "no rules" attitude. Though I have wondered before if it could be overpowering on some sources. What you are recording and what you want at the end dictates everything. |
Hi Tommy, the C1 does not have a tube preamp. It is a solid state preamp. The tube is applied to the compressor, and I think it may only be in the gain stage. I had the C1 in the mid 90's.
Here, I found some info:
C-1 2-Channel Tube Compressor Quote:
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The C-1 features a low noise solid state preamp followed by two valve stages per channel. The valves are General Electric ECC83/12AX7A types, run from a stabilised 250v DC power supply. The first valve stage acts as a voltage amplifier, with the second stage forming part of the gain control element. The gain control is performed by our own unique transconductance stage which avoids the use of VCAs - thus improving transparency and minimising distortion, which is virtually constant at 0.05% over the full bandwidth. The frequency response of the C-1 is virtually flat between 20Hz and 40kHz, and measured between -3dB points, the C-1's bandwidth is a staggering 5Hz to 70kHz!
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