K&K Pure XLR Preamp

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Preamp

Same sound behavior as the Pure Preamp
With additional DI balanced XLR output and phase inversion switch
Adjustable input volume
Wide frequency range
Bass, mid and treble controls
An LED indicates whether phantom power is present
XLR output
Line input and output: 6.3 mm jack
The preamplifier can optionally be operated with a 9V block, but its voltage will not be pulled as long as the phantom power provides more than 10V

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dubtoc, 25.03.2018

Excellent sound quality when paired with K&K pure mini pickup, good strong metal casing, feels sturdy and that it could probably take a little bit of a beating. All the controls are well labeled and can be easily seen in low light.

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Reinhard421, 24.02.2018

As natural sound purists, we played our instruments (Martin Dreadnoughts, Dobro, National) exclusively on microphones, until one day on a large square with the volume before feedback no longer went. The same in a club with L-shaped room, the coupling was not to get a grip.

So how do you get the natural sound of the instrument, especially the guitar, with a pickup? All sorts of considerations have been made, including Fishman Aura, ToneDexter and the like. The fact that in two guitars K & K had installed pure Western pickups led to the attempt to try the preamp of the same manufacturer. Hit. The sound of the K & K pure Western and pure mini pickups is pretty much natural anyway, above all, the dynamic behavior of the instrument comes back pretty well. But here you have a preamp, with which you can pull down the middle wide and thus you will get rid of everything, which is so detestable after "piezp quack" and nasal pickup artificiality. Very natural sound, but you have to know that you buy the freedom of coupling problems with a certain loss of the dimensionality of natural guitar sound. But regardless of all this, there is already a lot of Martin out of the box. Our solution: microphones still stand and run - somewhat down-regulated - with. That's perfect.

The technique: The device comes with a certain 70s charm, Blechkiste as it used to. But the features have it all: Output XLR, power supply via phantom, no fipsligen power supplies on the stage, EQ very effective, see above and in any case phase reversal switch. K & K rules.

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