Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 Mic Preamp
The Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 is a solid state Class A mic/line preamp with a revolutionary design concept and features no less than 91 transistors in the audio path.
In addition to the usual phase, phantom power, gain and instrument input, the Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 features 3 controls to change the colour of the sound. Odd and Even harmonics controls as the names suggest let you add harmonics to the sound add more or less distortion for a modern or vintage sound. The third control, Speed, directs how fast the preamp reacts to the incoming signal. All three controls are built in series so their relationship changes in such a way that the even harmonics has an impact on the Speed and the Odd harmonics controls affects both the Speed and Even harmonics.
To add further options, the Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 also features a 3-way impedance switch with impedances ranging from 300 Ohms, 2.2 kOhms and 200 kOhms offering further colour options. The instrument input boasts an impressive 1.2 MOhms. Extremely flexible, the Europa 1 features a very flexible 18dB per octave low-cut filter with a choice of 8 8 frequencies: 148 Hz, 130 Hz, 117 Hz, 100 Hz, 81 Hz, 63 Hz, 48 Hz, 33 Hz, and off. With 66dB of gain available, 30dB of gain on the line input and a maximum output level or +24dBu balanced, the Dave Hill Designs Europa 1 can be used in a wide variety of situation and with any microphone types. Many of the controls are stepped offering repeatability of the settings.
Features:
• 1-channel
• Three impedances selections: 2.2Kohms, 300ohm, or 1.2 Mohms
• Gain adjustable in 1db steps from 0 to 66dB on the mic input, 0 to 30dB
• Gain is displayed on a 2 digit led display
• Low cut filter with 3 pole, 18dB per octave: 148Hz, 130Hz, 117Hz, 100Hz, 81Hz, 63Hz, 48Hz, 33Hz, and off
• SPEED changes how fast the pre-amp can respond
• Even harmonic control provides 9 levels of color from 0 to 8
• Odd harmonic control which also has 9 levels color with the 0 setting being the cleanest in both cases
Specifications
- Valve / Solid State: Solid State
- Channel Count: Single Channel
- DI Input: Yes
- Side Chain Input: No
- Chassis: Rackmount
- Phantom Power: Yes
- High Pass Filter: Variable
- Includes Dynamics: No
- Includes EQ: Extensive Tone Shaping controls.
- Digital I/O: N/A
- Computer Connection: No