Heritage Audio Elite Series HA-73EQ Single-Channel 1RU Full Rack Microphone Preamplifier with EQ

A testament to superior audio engineering, the Elite Series HA-73EQ Single-Channel 1RU Full Rack Microphone Preamplifier with EQ is meticulously crafted to match the acclaimed standards of the 73JR, 73EQJR, and DMA73 Heritage Audio models. This high-quality, no-compromise audio equipment is an affordable alternative in the entry-level market, thanks to a blend of mass production, lean manufacturing, and contemporary construction techniques that significantly reduce labor costs associated with Western European manufacturing.

The HA73EQ Elite is not just an affordable option; it's a high-performance device that retains key components essential for a true vintage sound. This includes the industry-standard Carnhill transformers, hand-wound in St Ives, England, ensuring an authentic, rich, and musical quality that has been cherished for generations.

Manufactured in the same Spanish facilities as the rest of the Heritage Audio line, the HA73EQ Elite is a rack-mountable mic preamp equalizer that offers a complete classic recording channel. It's designed to enhance the sound of almost any source, providing a dramatic improvement in audio quality.

The HA73EQ Elite stands out with its high-quality capacitors and correct "Vinkor" type pot core inductors, which are crucial for presenting accurate equalization curves. Unlike many products in this category that replace these expensive inductors with generic ferrite core ones or even worse, replace the mid-band dual inductor with a single one, the HA73EQ Elite maintains the integrity of these components. This commitment to quality prevents any distortion in the EQ curves, ensuring a faithful representation of the original design.

The HA73EQ Elite features WIMA 5% capacitors in the EQ section and three correct vintage type "Vinkor" pot core inductors, making the EQ curves virtually indistinguishable from the handmade equalizers in the Heritage Audio line. This ensures that customers can expect the same sonic quality and feel they have come to appreciate from Heritage Audio.

The preamp section of the HA73EQ Elite is equipped with gain, output trim, a -20db pad, polarity reverse, a high pass filter, and +48v phantom power. The EQ section boasts a high shelving EQ, midrange EQ, low shelving EQ, a variable high pass filter, and EQ Bypass. All these features are housed in a robust 1RU British steel and aluminum chassis, utilizing an external power supply for low noise operation, making the HA73EQ Elite a reliable and high-performing addition to any audio setup.