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SONTRONICS
CHIMERA HYBRID PREAMP LAUNCHED
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of early prototype for illustration purposes only
The 2008 NAMM Show saw a giant leap forward for the Sontronics
brand in the shape of the CHIMERA hybrid preamp, which
heralds an exciting new phase in our development.
"Sontronics is all about offering musicians the tools
they need to perfect the front end of their recording
chain," says brand founder Trevor Coley, "and
ever since I launched Sontronics, I've wanted to create
a preamp that did exactly that."
The CHIMERA is a single-channel preamp/DI box that offers
two discrete circuits: at the flick of a switch, you can
choose between the crystal-clear, transparent character
of the solid-state amplifier or the smooth, silky tones
served up by the valve preamp. Each vintage circuit design
is totally unique to Sontronics, employing the highest
quality traditional components and custom-made transformers.
Further fine adjustments can be made using the variable
high-pass filter, three-stage attenuation and phase controls,
enabling CHIMERA to create an infinite number of sonic
colourations.
With a near-linear frequency response of 20Hz to 20kHz,
CHIMERA will preserve the unique characteristics of your
favourite mics and instruments into the recording stage,
and the electronically balanced inputs and outputs ensure
that CHIMERA will deliver your signal to your recording
system with perfect integrity. CHIMERA offers the kind
of sonic excellence and engineering quality you'd find
in a premium branded preamp, but comes at a much more
affordable price point.
CHIMERA is 100% made in Europe, having been conceived
and designed in the UK, and developed and manufactered
in Portugal, signalling the start of an exciting European-based
partnership.
"We have some amazingly talented engineers working
for us in the Far East, but this project has grown out
of my meeting with some great musicians and technicians
on my visits to Portugal," says Coley. "They
have turned my concepts for a preamp into a stunning reality,
and it's all been done without a single trip outside our
own continent. In this age of carbon emission awareness,
this is something we're very proud of, and we already
have blueprints for several complementary products due
to join our line-up in thenear future."
With its transparent, distortion-free response, expceptional
headroom, musciality and flexibility, CHIMERA brings Sontronics
closer to perfecting the front end of the audio chain.
It will be available from MArch 2008.
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