Neve 1081 Vintage 1972 - Blue

The Famed Neve 1081. one unit but More available W/ Class A/B circuitry, 1081’s efficient class A/B designed preamplifier provides a high gain output of up to 80dB with a detailed, fast & musical response to transients.

EQ, 4 Bands, comprehensive frequency selections & high Q settings provide greater control Great for capturing percussive instruments with perfect clarity.

Picked up this one from Vintage King, Along w/ 4 more. Have Been great on everything. Can't say enough about them. Just Phenomenal.

Works Great.

NEVE

Designed in 1972, the 1081 was originally conceived as a combined mic/line preamp and equaliser section for the Neve® modular consoles. It quickly became one of the best-loved mic preamps of all time. In practice, over three decades of engineers have found the 1081 an indispensable tool for recording and mixing drums, bass and percussion.

General Specification

• Legendary Neve® microphone preamp and equalizer design (Class AB)
• Exclusive Marinair® specification transformers used on input and output stages
• 5 switchable EQ bands
• HP and LP selectable filters (18dB per octave)
• 180° phase flip
• Solo button selects channel unbalanced output
• Hand-built and wired precisely 1972

Preamp Specification

• Microphone Input: Input impedance 300 or 1200 Ohms, gain +80db to +20dB in 5dB steps. Input is transformer balanced and earth free.
• Line Input: Input impedance 10k Ohms bridging, gain +20 to -15dB in 5dB steps. Input is transformer balanced and earth free.
• Outputs: Max >+26dBu into 600 Ohms. Zout 75 Ohms ±5% @ 1kHz, balanced and earth-free An unbalanced output 8dB below the level of the balanced output is also provided.
• Distortion: Not more than 0.07% for +20dBm output from 50Hz to 15kHz (80kHz bandwidth)
• Frequency Response: ±0.5dB from 20Hz to 20kHz. -3dB at 7Hz and 35kHz

EQ Specification

• HF Controls: 5 switched frequencies, shelving or peaking curve, continuously variable 18dB cut or boost.
• H.F. Presence: 10 switched frequencies with continuously variable 18dB cut or boost, high or low Q selection.
• L.F. Controls: 5 switched frequencies, shelving or peaking curve, continuously variable 18dB cut or boost.
• L.F. Presence: 10 switched frequencies with continuously variable 18dB cut or boost, high or low Q selection.
• H.P. Filter: 5 switched frequencies with slope of 18dB per octave.
• L.P. Filter: 5 switched frequencies with slope of 18dB per octave.