Audio engineers in search of a compact multichannel microphone preamp with premium analog-to-digital conversion will be thrilled with the Heritage Audio Súper 8, a 2 RU 8-channel microphone preamp featuring Heritage's 3-stage Class-A '73-style preamp design with Carnhill transformers fitted at the input and output.
Channels 1 and 2 feature high-quality JFET DI as well as a fully sweepable lo-cut filter, while all channels include 48V Phantom Power, Mic/Line switch, Lo-Cut (-3 dB at 82 Hz), and Phase invert. The integrated analog-to-digital converters include three formats: ADAT, AES/EBU, and S/PDIF with BNC connectors, for reliable wordclock syncing. You can select the sampling frequency ranging from 44.1 to 192 kHz.
Front Panel
- Input gain switch: 5 dB steps from 30 to 80 dB
- Mic-input impedance: (Lo-Z) 1200 or 300 ohms, when pressed
- Mic-pad push-button: -20 dB pad, ahead of the input transformer
- Output attenuator: Attenuates from 0 to infinity
- High-pass filter: -3 dB at 82 Hz, discrete Class A
- Phase push-button: Flips phase 180°
- Line push-button: switches from mic/DI to line
- High-pass frequency selector (channels 1 and 2): Continually adjustable cutoff for HPF
- Phantom-power switch: Turns on phantom power
- DI input (channels 1 and 2): High-Impedance Class-A JFET
- ADC routing buttons: Switch between the preamp or the returned signal for ADC
- Frequency indicator: Sampling frequency of the ADC
- Frequency selector for ADC: Choose the desired sampling frequency of the ADC
Rear Panel
- 75-ohm term push-button: Push to activate termination
- 25-pin D-sub (DB25) connector: ADC returns 1-8
- 25-pin D-sub (DB25) connector Outputs: Line outputs 1-8
- 25-pin D-sub (DB25) connector Inputs: Line inputs 1-8
- Inputs and outputs: Gold-plated XLRs
- BNC in and out connector: Connect for wordclock syncing
- AES/EBU or S/PDIF push-button: Alternates between AES/EBU and SPDIF formats
- AES/EBU and S/PDIF 9-pin connector: Connect cable to use either format
- ADAT S/MUX optical ports: Outputs on digital ADAT format
- External Power Input HA-PSU02: Gold-plated XLR5
Flexible Routing
- Mic/line preamp outputs can be sent directly to the DAC or choose an alternative input per channel for the digital conversion
- Highly flexible unit can output the preamps to an EQ or compressor before returning them for digital conversion