Description

The D.W. Fearn VT-2 recreates the sound of classic tube preamps of the 1960s.  Modern components and computer-optimized circuitry, unavailable during the vacuum tube era, elevate this design to a new level of performance.  The transparency is astounding. Vocals sound smoother, warmer, more intimate, with a compelling presence.  Any microphone and any sound will benefit from the improved clarity, definition, and lack of solid-state artifacts.

Design Philosophy
In designing the VT-2, no compromise in sonic quality, reliability, or ruggedness were permitted.  like the best tube equipment of the 1950s and 60s, the VT-2 is built on a heavy-guage aluminum chassis, utilizing point-to-point wiring.  Each vacuum tube is selected for minimum noise and microphonics, and maximum sonic clarity. The front panel switches control sealed, gold-contact precision relays for all audio switching, eliminating the possibility of dirty contacts degrading the sound and minimizing the internal audio path.  Four class-A triode amplifier sections (in two tubes) in each channel comprise the entire active circuit.  This surprisingly simple circuit, along with top-quality components and careful design optimization, results in the sonic superiority that the VT-2 has become known for.

All over the globe, VT-2 preamps are in daily use in the world s best studios, as well as in home project studios, helping many top recording artists achieve the best possible sound.

Features:

• All vacuum-tube design
• Clean and airy high end
• Fat low end
• Unsurpassed warmth, transparency, and musicality
• Lo-Z input position for superior performance with transformerless mics
• +48 volt phantom power (completely disconnected when off)
• Custom-design Jensen input and output transformers for superb sonics
• – 20 dB input pad (switchable)
• True VU meters (amplifier isolated)
• All point-to-point audio wiring
• High-performance, fully-regulated power supplies with exceptional reserve
• Gold input and output XLR connectors
• Polypropylene and polystyrene coupling capacitors
• All audio switching through gold-contact, sealed precision relays
• International operation on 100, 120, or 220 VAC, 50 60 Hz
• CE certified, RoHS-compliant
• +4 dBm output
• Conservatively rated precision components and rugged construction for stability and long life
• Line-level processing with the LP-1 line pad accessory
• Single-channel version D.W. Fearn VT-1 also available
• Direct recording of electric instruments with the D.W. Fearn VT-3 Vacuum Tube DI or PDB Passive Direct Box