Heritage British

Heritage BritStrip: 73-style mic preamp and EQ compressor based on the popular Successor.

• A high-end, 3-stage 73-style microphone/DI preamplifier with 80dB of British-style gain
• An expanded 73-style equalizer
• A diode bridge bus compressor, taken from the Heritage Audio Successor
• The all-in-one, Heritage Audio value pack.
• Custom Carnhill St Ives input and output transformers exclusively made for Heritage Audio
• Mic Preamp section:
  • Carnhill based, transformer coupled balanced inputs and outputs
  • 73 style class A output stages with the desired 73 sound
  • Microphone input impedance: HI: 1200 Ohm minimum, LO: 300 Ohm minimum.
  • Line input impedance: 10K Ohms bridging, transformer balanced and floating.
  • DI input impedance: Greater than 2 Megohms, unbalanced.
  • Output impedance: Less than 75 Ohms
  • Maximum output: Greater than +26dBu into 600 ohms.
  • THD: Less than 0.025% at 1 Khz, less than 0.05% at 100Hz
  • Frequency response: 20Hz ( +0.3dB ) to 20Khz (-0.2dB)
  • Maximum gain: Slightly greater than 80dB
  • Noise: Less than -125dBu EIN
• EQ Section
  • 73 High and low shelving bands with additional bell-like response
  • 73 dual Vinkor inductor based mid band with extended Q functions
  • 73 inductor based low pass filter.
• Compressor Section
  • Diode-bridge based compression
  • Ultra-fast attack and release time options
  • Complex sidechain filtering
  • Sidechain SEND and RETURN connections
  • Blend control offers built-in parallel compression
  • Blend ON/OFF button for instant comparison in between WET and DRY signals
  • Stepped controls for easy recall of settings.
• More info here.