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Summit Audio 2BA-221Item ID: 2BA221Continuously Variable Impedance Microphone Preamp with Variable Vacuum Tube Outputs Yes, It's In Stock!This item is available for immediate delivery. Our centrally-located warehouse ensures you the fastest delivery time in the industry. Order now by adding to your cart or call your Sales Engineer.Get more value at Sweetwater
From Our Research Team:Hear the WarmthFeaturing microphone-level, line-level, and hi-Z instrument inputs, the 2BA-221continuously variable impedance microphone preamp utilizes separate and individually controlled solid-state input controls to mix the microphone input with the hi-Z or line input into the variable vacuum tube output. Mix them together through the 12AX7A/ECC83 vacuum tube output or seperately through individual solid-state outputs. The 2BA-221 also features a stackable input design; multiple 2BA-221's can be linked together to form a modular mixing device with individual outputs, inserts per channel, and a final vacuum tube gain stage. Its swept highpass filter, multiple simultaneous tube and solid-state outputs, insert jack, and internal power supply make the 2BA-221 a powerful tracking and mixing tool.Features:
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Reviewsbased on 15 reviewsTone! Tone! Tone!
by D.Crenshaw from Birmingham Al
Amazing it was a big up grade from my interface pres
March 6, 2012 Music Background: Hobbyist Built like no other product in the world..Bravo Summit
by Philip C Riddle from Sierra Vista Arizona
I purchased this from Sweetwater about a year ago and the first thing I noticed, when It arrived, was haw well this unit is built. Totally professional all the way. I believe it even has redundant cir... read more [+]cutry to make this rock solid and dependabl. I have a home studio and read and read before buying this unit. Boy am I glad I did. For a few extra hundred dollars you move from barebones to professional.September 6, 2010 Music Background: Life long Musician with 2 CD'S If you are like me, a struggling musician who has decided to make music for music's sake and want the best quality for the buck then throw away the come on adds and buy this unit. For great service from beginning to this is sitting in your lap. Ask for Mark at Sweetwater. He walked me thru this purchase with no sells pressure. A total Pro when it comes to knowing his equipment. Thank's Sweetwater for making my studio top of the line. PCR close [-] Excellent value
by Puffer Fish from south-central Pennsylvania
I must agree with most of what other folks have written regarding the2BA-221. It is very impressive, solid, can go from clean to very warm and it has a very useful series of input and out put options... read more [+]. I have compared it to my Presonus Firepod preamps (blew it away), my Allen & Heath mic pres (they sound boxy by comparison and an older TL Audio P-2--the TL Audio P-2 has a similar sound from my tests, but only after I spent money on some NOS Sylvania tubes for the P-2. The summit Audio 2BA-221 sounds wonderful with no mods. Given that the 2BA-221 is so much more flexible than any of the other mic pres I have, it is for sure a 'go to' part of my signal chain. Given that I can vary the sound by such a wide amount, I can use the 2BA-221 for a lot of tracks and it does not start to sound the same, as long as I remember to adjust the pre accordingly! This mic pre is a real solid value given its flexibility and the fact that it does some stuff very few other products can, no matter the price. close [-]
December 23, 2009 Music Background: performing musician, recording engineer This is a GREAT pre!
by James Murphy from Nashville, TN, USA
This thing is GREAT! I've had it about three months now and It still blows me away. It is not "just"a quality pre, it is like having a "tone and texture" box as well. It has the ability to go from "th... read more [+]ick and rich" to "bright and airy" and everything in between. I spent a lot of time researching mic pre's in this price range and finally decided on the Summit and I'm glad I did. I was looking for versatility and I definitely found it in the 2ba 221. It took a while to figure out how to get the sound I was after but once I got used to how the mic pre,impedance and tube circuit all interact and affect each other, I was able to get the results I was looking for quickly. As regards Summit's customer service, I e-mailed the company with a question soon after I bought the unit and within ten minutes I received a phone call from the president of the company to answer my question! I am very happy with this unit and recommend it to anyone looking for a great mid-priced pre. It has far exceeded my expectations and it is a quantum leap in quality over the lower priced pre's I've had. AND I didn't go broke in the process! close [-]
May 4, 2009 Music Background: Songwriter, producer, engineer quality of the pros for the low!
by MR. KING from Los Angeles, California
SIMPLY THE BEST VERSATILE UNIT IN PRICE RANGE!!!!!! EVRYONE LOVED IT!!!!October 30, 2008 Music Background: hip hop artist/producer i used this pre for the first time today... i have a C414, MA-200, rode K2, TLM 103, and jus recently bought a blue ba... read more [+]by bottle to accompany my 2ba-221 purchase. i used every mic but the rode with this pre amp recording a few mixtape verses with my people on different productions in the last 8 hours jus to test it out and EVERYONE LOVED IT!!!!... the results came out AMAZING and warm with perfect clarity and virtually no noise what-so-ever...given we took the time to "match" impedance with different mics and tune the tube/solid state gains to our likings which was simple to adopt and familiarize. its unmatched by any pre in its price range. it can be warm as u want or completely transparent using the solid state stack output. variable impedance is extremely more versatile then most units with fixed settings and it can be dual outputed for zero-latency monitoring with mixer/interface (great for pro tools LE users). ive used the solo 610, grace 101, vt737, ME-1NV. i own a p-solo, eureka and the trakmaster pro( now only use for zero-latency monitor section). BOTTOM LINE THIS IS SIMPLY THE BEST PRE AMP IN ITS PRICE RANGE I'VE USED AND IT SUITS WELL FOR A VARIETY OF VOCALISTS BASED ON MY FIRST FEW RUNS WITH IT! blows my eureka and p-solo away in presence and clarity!! A MUST BUY FOR THE PRICE IF YOU WANT CRISP VOCAL TAKES. call MAC ext. 1358 and buy one if you looking for a high end vocal/instrument pre in this price range!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i promise you will be amazed at the sound! ( 610, great river and grace 101 are all great pres but i feel they are nowhere as close in versatility of the 2ba-221, as all our vocal tracks sounded amazing! close [-] Also popular
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