The Pacifica from A-Designs is a stereo, solid-state microphone preamplifier that captures the sound of the legendary Quad Eight Pacifica console, offering a big, warm tone without being dark and a sweet, open top end. The preamp features two channels with a unique DI signal path that utilizes two transformers for added depth and a richer tone. The custom wound Cinemag transformers are of a proprietary design by A-Designs.

The Pacifica offers an ultra-wide bandwidth of 9 Hz to 101 kHz with less than 1% distortion, resulting in rich, harmonic content, while reducing in-band phase shifts for more realism. Each channel features a phase reversal switch, -20 dB pad, and 48V phantom power, while the 72 dB of quiet gain is more than enough for ribbon microphones. The Pacifica is handmade in the USA and ships with a standard IEC power cord.

Based on the Quad Eight Pacifica Console    Mic and DI Inputs    Up to 72 dB of Gain    Warm Full Tone w/ Sweet Top End    Custom Cinemag Input Transformer    Custom Cinemag Output Transformer    48V, Polarity Switch, 20dB Pad    Handmade in the USA

• Two-channel, solid state preamp with two front-panel Hi-Z inputs
• Captures the sound quality of the legendary Quad Eight Pacifica console with even more presence and high-end
• Very warm and full tone without being dark; wide bandwidth with a sweet top end
• Custom-wound Cinemag input and output transformers
• Input transformer: A-Designs proprietary input transformer with unique winding
• Output Transformer: A-Designs proprietary alloy using the same massive design as the original Quad Eight
• 72 dB of quiet gain, great for use with ribbon mics
• Unique DI design sends signal through the input transformer for two transformers in the signal path
• Balanced XLR I/O
• Phase reversal (each channel)
• -20 dB pad (each channel)
• +48V phantom power (each channel)
• Solid construction, handmade in the USA

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