Line Audio OMP

Preamp transistor manufactured in Sweden by the company Line Audio 8-channel balanced XLR analog rack. Features manufacturer: phantom power: 48 V through 2 x 6.8 kOhm resistors feed-freq. Resp. : 15Hz - 100kHz + / - 0.5dB Gain: 60 dB input: Electronically balanced input impedance> 10kOhm input level: 180 mV RMS max / 1.8 V RMS ("-20" activated / not activated) output: Electronically balanced output impedance 600 Ohm (min. recommended. 600 Ohm) output level: max 15V RMS output DC offset: max 1mV at 40dB gain, max 10 mV at 60 dB gain Harmonic distortion: <0.01% at 12 dB Headroom Input noise level: -128 dBu / dBm (100 Ohm termination, 20-20kHz B / W) -133 dBV (input shorted)

UTILIZATION

Simple, it's not a preamp ... By: - a gain knob - 1 PAD attenuation - a button phantom power supply - an indicator Signal / Clip - a phantom power supply LED Manual minimalist but sufficient in this context ...

SOUND QUALITY

I'm not a pro sound. I can only compare this preamp inputs on my Mackie 1202 VLZ and there, there's no picture! The sound is much clearer, air and detail. No staining.

OVERALL OPINION

I did that for 1 month. It is a hyper-simple instrument that does what we want: it does not deteriorate the signal of microphones. I can not boast of having many points of comparison (see above). The price / quality ratio seems excellent compared to other preamps: I bought 499 Euros for 8 channels!

Read the reviews before on the characteristics ...
They are inspirational ... At first I thought it was suspect ... at that price ...

UTILIZATION

- The general configuration is simple? Yes, it can hardly be simpler ...

- Editing of sounds and effects is easy? Yes there really is no possibility of editing a sound, since there is only gain, phase, low cut at 80Hz and a 48V supply and a pad.

- The manual is clear and sufficient? Yes perfect RAS

SOUND QUALITY

- The sound of your instruments or microphones is correctly reproduced Yes very very well ...

- The preamp makes it clear or does it stain? It is very clear even if it brings a little something nice music ... Thus it differs from or Presonus RME preamps. It gives a nice little trick, a good foundation in the bass, treble and a very airy ... can be seen on the response curve of the leaflet, but it sounds amazing and unrealistic ... There is also an excellent rise time, a formidable precision, lower spectrum until very high ...
This preamp is a magnifying glass! It is not to shape the sound, if that is the precise sound that is sought, it will provide everything you need ...

OVERALL OPINION

- For how long have you been using it? I received 24 December 2008, nice gift ...

- What thing do you like most/least about it? His musicality

- Did you try many other models before getting this one? I acquired a few months ago, quality preamps, preamps and I tried not transparent enough to ruin me ... I thought at Universal Audio, or Millennia, John Hardy, Massenbourg, or SPL ... but it was really too expensive for my budget now ...

- What is your opinion about the value for the price? Without competitor, the price / quality ratio is unbeatable anyway!

- Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? Rack I bought 2 of 8 preamps at once saw the price ... This preamp has a place in my set of preamps, and is not ridiculous at all to deal with my more expensive preamps ... This brand deserves to be known and recognized the face of blockbuster internationals "that are sometimes well below the overall level of achievement!