Four channels of TL's tube tone.
The 5001 4-Channel Tube Mic Preamp offers four top-quality valve mic preamps in a single 2U package,
and now boasts extra features including a discrete mic preamp stage, 30dB pad, instrument DI inputs, improved metering, and
optional 24-bit digital output. The 5001 preamp's combination of sound and functions is guaranteed to bring out the best in
any microphone from a low cost dynamic to a vintage large capsule condenser. Separate input and output level controls allow
the valve stages to be driven harder if necessary for increased warmth, while still allowing the overall output level to be
regulated-absolutely essential if recording direct to tape. The TL Audio 5001's output fader permits anything from complete
attenuation through to +15dB of extra output gain-making it ideal for driving today's high-level digital recorders.
Each
channel of the 5001 preamp employs one half of an ECC83/12AX7A Sovtek dual-triode valve, run from a stabilized 150V DC supply.
The valve stage is positioned just after the initial discrete mic preamp stage.
About TL Audio
TL Audio began manufacturing audio products in 1990, when the company - founded by Tony Larking - was largely involved in
the restoration and re-selling of vintage equipment such as Neve and Trident recording consoles. The first TL Audio products
were original Neve EQ modules, which were taken principally from broadcast consoles and re-packaged to make them suitable
for music production studios. Shortly after this Tony Larking was introduced to David Kempson, a leading designer at Neve
for nine years.
By 1993 the demand for used valve outboard equipment had become very strong but most models such as the original Pultec and
Fairchild valve devices were already extremely rare and expensive. There appeared an obvious gap in the market for brand new
affordable valve products and the result was TL Audio's first valve product - the EQ-1 Dual Valve Equalizer. This product
revolutionized the studio market by offering reliable, flexible, great sounding valve processing that was within the budget
of most studios. The EQ-1 quickly attracted the interest of mainstream engineer/producers, with the first two production models
going to Roy Thomas Baker (who had produced many of Queen and Foreigner's early recordings) and Chris Porter (who was working
with George Michael and Take That).
The EQ-1 was the first of what became known as the 'Classic' range, and was followed
by what has become possibly TL Audio's best known product - the C-1 Dual Valve Compressor, which shot to stardom as Chris
Fogel's mixdown compressor on Alanis Morissette's multi-million selling 'Jagged Little Pill' album.
The Ivory
Series
With the Classic range expanding to include more models, the growth in popularity of affordable digital recorders and mixers
heightened the appetite for valve processing, which led to lower-cost ranges such as the Ivory models. The Ivory series of
preamps, equalizers and dynamics devices has become TL Audio's best selling range of products to date. The Ivory Series satisfied
all the criteria that we knew customers were looking for: a great sound, flexibility and user friendliness, all with a smaller
price tag!
Today, TL Audio has become one of the most respected names currently manufacturing Pro Audio equipment.
According to designer David Kempson, "Our hybrid design approach was not chosen to cut costs: we created it because we genuinely
believe it is a better way of producing valve processors. It makes them consistent, reliable, quiet, and - best of all - it
means that by gearing ourselves up for large-scale production we can make the products affordable as well. Every studio deserves
to benefit from the advantages of valve signal processing - with our products, we make that possible."
TL Audio —
Plug in the real thing.
TL Audio Ivory 5001 4-Channel Preamp Features:
- Continuously variable input and output gain controls
- 48V phantom power switch
- 90Hz low cut filter
- Phase reverse switch
- 30dB mic pad
- Drive and signal-level LEDs assist with gain setting
- Instrument DI inputs
- Balanced XLR mic input
- Balanced XLR line output (+4dB) duplicated on unbalanced jack connector (-10dB)
- Optional four-channel 24-bit digital output
A steady diet of TL Audio will make your music fat — and that's a very good thing.
Order yours today!
TL Audio Ivory 5001 4-Channel Preamp Specifications:
- Mic Input: Mic Noise (EIN): -127dBu (with 150 ohm source, 22Hz to 22kHz, max gain)
- Line output (balanced): Maximum level: +26dBu
- Frequency response: 10Hz to 40kHz, +0, -1dB
- Power supply: Consumption 20VA typical
- Dimensions: 483 x 200 x 88mm
- Shipping weight: 6kg
