Does the Wunder PA4 Come with a Power Supply?

chrisrulesmore · 17th January 2007

Does the Wunder Audio PA Four require a black box power supply unit, or does it ship with a power supply?

Schmacko · 17th January 2007

Yes, it requires a separate Wunder PSU. $300 is a lot for a power supply, but seeing that it can power a small console's worth of Wunder pre's it's not a bad deal at all IMO.

David Rick · 17th January 2007

That Wunder power supply is really overkill for a single rack unit. I have a four-space preamp rack that I haul around when tracking. It has one open space that I was thinking of putting a PAFour into. But then I'd have to haul around that figgin' boat anchor of a power supply along with the rack. My back just won't take it!

David L. Rick
Seventh String Recording

alnico · 17th January 2007

A simple solution is to put a nice chrome bar handle on the top of the Wunder PSU. I use my PSU to power a non-Wunder unit by just changing the pinout of the odd unit.

dillweed · 17th January 2007

just bought a Pa-4 and p.s. from alto music.

they took care of the shipping and got it out a couple hours after i called....great service so far.

i'll let you know what i think about it when i get it.....

Slaytex · 24th January 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by dillweed

just bought a Pa-4 and p.s. from alto music.

they took care of the shipping and got it out a couple hours after i called....great service so far.

i'll let you know what i think about it when i get it.....

So has is it?
I ask because I'm debating between it and an Aurora GTQ2 to compliment my API 3124.

Mark Warren · 24th January 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Rick

That Wunder power supply is really overkill for a single rack unit. I have a four-space preamp rack that I haul around when tracking. It has one open space that I was thinking of putting a PAFour into. But then I'd have to haul around that figgin' boat anchor of a power supply along with the rack. My back just won't take it!

David L. Rick
Seventh String Recording

LOL! That thing is certainly a boat anchor. You'd think it was powering a Xerox mainframe or something.

max cooper · 24th January 2007

http://wunderaudio.com/Blackboxproduct.html

I think it's a good deal considering it'll run 32 channels of PA Four.

I like power supplies that aren't wimpy.

Plus, they daisy-chain so each cable doesn't have to go back to the P.S.

Hey, Mark. I gotta catch up with you, probably tomorrow.

alnico · 24th January 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by max cooper

http://wunderaudio.com/Blackboxproduct.html

I think it's a good deal considering it'll run 32 channels of PA Four.

I like power supplies that aren't wimpy.

Plus, they daisy-chain so each cable doesn't have to go back to the P.S.

Hey, Mark. I gotta catch up with you, probably tomorrow.

Totally! Think of how many PSU's you already have for other brand of preamps. I have at least 6 Chandler PSU's. It would be awesome to run all them off of one. The Wunder PSU makes sense

orsano · 14th February 2007

Hey dillweed. May I ask how much you paid for your PAfour at Alto music? Anybody know where to get one of these for the best price?

17th January 2007	#1
chrisrulesmore Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 684 Thread Starter	Does the Wunder PA4 Come with a Power Supply? Does the Wunder Audio PA Four require a black box power supply unit, or does it ship with a power supply?

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David Rick Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 561	Why can't they make a smaller, lighter one? That Wunder power supply is really overkill for a single rack unit. I have a four-space preamp rack that I haul around when tracking. It has one open space that I was thinking of putting a PAFour into. But then I'd have to haul around that figgin' boat anchor of a power supply along with the rack. My back just won't take it! David L. Rick Seventh String Recording

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17th January 2007	#2
Schmacko Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles/Detroit Posts: 669	Yes, it requires a separate Wunder PSU. $300 is a lot for a power supply, but seeing that it can power a small console's worth of Wunder pre's it's not a bad deal at all IMO.

17th January 2007	#4
alnico Gear addict Joined: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 484	A simple solution is to put a nice chrome bar handle on the top of the Wunder PSU. I use my PSU to power a non-Wunder unit by just changing the pinout of the odd unit.

17th January 2007	#5
dillweed Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Tx. Posts: 294	just bought a Pa-4 and p.s. from alto music. they took care of the shipping and got it out a couple hours after i called....great service so far. i'll let you know what i think about it when i get it.....

24th January 2007	#8
max cooper Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: tx Posts: 8,802	http://wunderaudio.com/Blackboxproduct.html I think it's a good deal considering it'll run 32 channels of PA Four. I like power supplies that aren't wimpy. Plus, they daisy-chain so each cable doesn't have to go back to the P.S. Hey, Mark. I gotta catch up with you, probably tomorrow.

14th February 2007	#10
orsano Gear nut Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas City Posts: 105	Hey dillweed. May I ask how much you paid for your PAfour at Alto music? Anybody know where to get one of these for the best price?