Description - D.W. Fearn VLC Operating Instructions Manual

Description

The VLC Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifier/EQ/DI is designed to provide recording
professionals with a sonically superior input device. It is typically used in sound recording studios
for recording individual tracks. A quality microphone is connected to a VLC input, and the VLC
provides a line-level output. In most situations, the VLC will feed directly to the input of the
recorder.
The VLC is an adaptation of the D.W. Fearn VT-15 channel strip. Because of the unique qualities
of vacuum tubes, the VLC has a clarity, transparency, and warmth that solid state preamps lack.
Its modern design and construction allows the VLC to exceed the performance of vintage vacuum
tube preamps.
It is designed for use in the professional recording environment. It accepts all low impedance
balanced microphones. It features a regulated +48 volt supply for phantom powering condenser
microphones, a switchable 20 dB input pad, and phase (polarity) reversal switch. It is built to
sound great for a long time, with top quality parts used throughout.
All three power supplies (filament, phantom power, and B+) are solid state and fully regulated.
The Attenuation control potentiometer is a conductive plastic type for long, noise-free operation.
The VLC is not mass-produced. Each one is hand-made and meticulously tested and listened to
before shipment to the customer.
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