Manley Labs have really come up with some new and fresh for preamp loving collectors: two different and discrete preamps in one box – the all-new TNT! One channel is the exact same preamp found in the SLAM! with tubes and transformers. The second one is a fresh “No Tubes” design from Hutch and is inspired by old British console preamps with a nasty combination of “No Tubes” design with transformers (not a clone of anything previously built). Both channels of the TNT are designed around the basic goal of plug and play ease-of-use. According to Manley (which we’re sure is right), the tube channel excels on traditionally difficult sources such as bright guitars, reed and brass, cymbals and various voices. The “No Tubes” channel might be more suited for smoother vocals, drums, bass and raunchy guitars. The best thing about the TNT is that you’ll have two, highly-qualified mic preamps in 1U to test and use!
