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Groove Tubes Vipre (No Longer Available)

Item ID: Vipre

Variable Impedance All-Tube Microphone Preamp

Sorry, the Groove Tubes Vipre is no longer available. We've left this page up for reference only. Check out the great alternatives on this page or call toll-free (800) 222-4700 to speak with a Sweetwater Sales Engineer about similar products.

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From Our Research Team:

Is every mic preamp now obsolete?

Imagine having 50 of the world’s finest ALL TUBE preamplifiers available to you at any time, all in one unit! That’s exactly what you get with Vipre, a single channel all-tube mic pre that easily ranks as the world’s most flexible — and coolest — mic preamp. This is as state-of-the-art as tube technology gets. At the core of the Vipre is a multi-tap high-performance input transformer with four distinct positions: 300, 600, 1200 and 2400 ohms. This feature opens a much larger sonic window for each microphone, and gives you the ability to magnify certain attractive tonal shifts in the way it responds to impedance changes. What it means is that it can make any mic sound absolutely amazing! You’ll hear timbres you never expected your mics were capable of before. With this unprecedented level of tonal control, you can raise the highs and bring the mic closer to you, or smooth it out and make it rounder, or soften hard 'esses' without having to go into a de-esser. . . The possibilities are enormous! With three distinct audio inputs (XLR, TRS and Instrument), four Impedance selections, a transformerless bridging input setting, and five Rise Time variations, the Vipre can be set for over FIFTY different tonal variations, all without ever requiring EQ or other signal-degrading devices to achieve them. Moreover, the all-tube Vipre is mature technology, meaning that its design will never be outdated, no matter what the industry accepts as the next recording standard in the next five, ten or twenty years. Everyone is raving about Vipre, and Sweetwater is one of the few places that carry it. Order yours today!

• Single Channel
• All Tube - no transistors, IC's
• 8 Tubes, Fully Class A, Fully Differential
• Input transformer has 4 separate taps - Impedence can be changed (300?, 600?, 1200?, 2400?). Switch Selectable
• Line input, Instrument input (500k?)
• Rise time adjustable (5 steps)
• 75db Gain
• Custom-made backlit VU
Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number VIPRE

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Reviews

One of the best preamps in existence..

by Donn from Midland, GA
March 18, 2008
Music Background: An Artist
awesome tone...nothing like a REAL tube preamp...most tube preamps are real tube preamps like the vipre..

You get what you pay for here...I A/B it to my GT brick and 610 solo..you can h... read more [+]ear the $3000 difference.. close [-]

SWEET

by Matt from GA
November 15, 2007
Music Background: recording and mastering engineer
I can't believe this bad boy still doesn't have a single review. The excitement of equipment often fades away, but on this preamp, i still remember the WOW feeling I had the very first time i used o... read more [+]ne of these, probably 5+ years ago. Built like a tank, sounds like a dream. The variable impedence really came in useful in getting the most out of my mic collection. The variable rise time was one of my favorite features. I tracked vocals, acoustic and electric guitars through it and loved them all. Then, I used it in conjunction with my Line6 pod to get a larger than life guitar tone by using it as a DI and going into my PodPro via the line input. The pod really came to life and delivered some of the fattest and sweetest tones i've ever conjured up.

yeah - it's been five years since then and I still have that WOW feeling. It's a little pricey, but what an amazing tool if you can afford it. close [-]
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