Behringer 1273

[ubxf]

Did any of you get a chance to beta test it ?
https://sonicstate.com/news/2024/05...273-mic-preamp-with-classic-neve-1073-design/
switch mode power supply I wonder if it does affect the sound like it was described in the KT compressor and eq ?
Clone wars
https://warmaudio.com/mic-pre-wa273-eq/

 

[Whoops]

Never tried that,
but a SMPS that is well designed will have a great performance, you can always easily build a Linear PSU for it if you want.

If we are able to do Neve clones in a pinch, then for Behringer to do that is peanuts.

The unit looks great and I'm pretty sure it performs quite well,
the schematics and diagrams are well known and extensively shared for many years so not many secrets out there in how to make it right.

There's many clones of the 1073 outhere this just looks much better and it's cheaper

 

[ubxf]

Thank you, yes SMPS seemed to have been an issue that some of our members commented on but it was for the la2a and pultec emulations. This one should be fine. I'll give it a go when it becomes available

 

[pucho812]

This was mentioned already

https://groupdiy.com/threads/berheringer-part-2-electric-boogaloo.87628/

 

[ubxf]

yes sorry, didn't see your thread. I'm not in the hate camp though. I have a few pre built with original cards and iron and I might try to combine them with these EQ if they sound ok.

 

[Whoops]

For whats is worth I really think this Behringer clone should be a pretty good unit,
it looks awesome anyway, and AMS Neve stuff is highly overpriced anyway so there's a lot of space for cloners.

Let's not forget this forum is a "Cloner" forum and also thats the way it started