Heritage Audio / HA73 Elite

This microphone preamp is a modern reproduction of the vintage 73 preamp. It retains the important elements for achieving a true vintage sound, including the Carnhill transformer.

■Vintage NEVE Style Microphone Preamps
The HA73 Elite is surprisingly affordable and manufactured to the same specifications as the popular 73JR, 73EQJR, and DMA73.

Leveraging the knowledge and expertise gained from its carefully hand-soldered and hand-wired products, Heritage Audio has combined large-scale, efficient production with modern construction methods to reduce the high manufacturing costs associated with Western Europe. The result is an uncompromising, high-quality, affordable model in the ever-expanding entry-level segment.

Of course, the key elements for true vintage sound remain, including industry-standard Carnhill transformers hand-wound in St. Ives, England.

Manufactured in the same Spanish facility as the rest of the Heritage Audio product line, the HA73 Elite delivers a classic tone with a rich, musical quality that is said to dramatically improve the sound of almost any source. Plus, it features the same great JFET DI circuitry and fully discrete Class A high-pass filter as the 73JR - the HA73 Elite is sure to give you that vintage vibe.

Featuring Carnhill input and output transformers and high-quality pots and switches, the HA73 Elite has input gain, output trim, -20 dB pad, polarity inversion, high-pass filter and +48V phantom power. Housed in a rugged 1U British steel and aluminum chassis, it is externally powered for low-noise operation.