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Neve 1073 preamp eq12/28/2022 ![]() The one I got for evaluation did not have the digital card in it, so the conversion was not tested. This box seems to do everything it claims to do. ![]() And I appreciated the DI being placed right on the front. I looked closer to see what additional functionality had been added to the horizontal faceplate of the 1073 we all know and love: sample rate indicator? XLR and 1/4-inch combo jack? A Level knob controlling output, like a fader, made sense, but was I freaking out about seeing these extra functions on an otherwise very familiar old friend? I was having a hard time reconciling what I was seeing, but I also knew that if I put this in a rack as a part of a very, very swank mobile recording setup, I would appreciate not having to reach around the back of it to plug in the single mic that was handling vocal overdubs in someone's rehearsal space or apartment. Was it some sort of newfound "purist" or "traditionalist" streak that I never knew I had? It looked to me as if someone had drawn sunglasses and a sideways hat on the Mona Lisa. But also on the face of this new box were functions I didn't recognize and wasn't immediately comfortable with. High-pass, low frequency select, and cut and boost… the usual suspects. When I first opened the box to take a look at the 1073 SPX, I immediately saw a lot of familiar knobs that represented the exact same functions as those on any of my vintage Neve 1073s – or even the pair of the AMS Neve 1073s I have in an old 80 Series powered rack in the A room at Studio G Brooklyn. ![]()
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