Just got my pre-built x12.. its totally rock solid. Messed around with it a little today, great addition to any collection of preamps. I compared it directly between the API 512c, and Purple Pants. Its somewhere between the two sonically. The 512 is a little more raspy, with those signature grainy upper mids, the x12 had a little of that with a more focused bottom end like the Pants. No DI included, but it loves to amp the Countryman DI, and was very similar to the API in sonics with this test. I like the meter, its handy. The construction is top-notch, solid knobs and switches, good illumination. You can get in there and swap out the IC for a DOA, etc.. but I think the transformers are making the "sound". Oh yeah, its quiet too. What else.. I noticed that some mics sounded almost the same between 512 and x12, others sounded very different. I'll have to do more extensive testing on this to figure out which mics work well, and which ones don't. Maybe its an impedance thing. Anyway, I am really interested in the x72 now, could also be a winner!! - www.bendymusic.com, post on LunchboxHero.com
What if you could take the best features from different preamps, and combine them into one Super-Frankenstein Hybrid preamp? And that's exactly what I did. Welcome my new X-72mk500 Mic Preamp!
This is our new Mic Preamp in the API-500 Series card format. We're bringing all the quality of the original SC-1 and some more, plus new additional features in this new form factor.
This is my own version of a classic preamp, popular in the 70s and still popular today. It's not a clone since I'm using a totally different signal path and design, and different input and output transformers. But the sound nevertheless is awesome. Big and beefy with lots of transformer mojo goodness.
The SC-1 Mic Preamp is a clean, clear, low-noise, high-gain pream. It sounds very transparent, offering a flat response, smooth highs and well-defined mids.
It's here! Save time and energy building a case for your SC-1 Preamp. This is a 1u Rack Case designed to mount (4) SC-1 Preamp Kits! Very professional looking! Standard 19" wide, 11" deep (plenty of space).
