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ART TPS II Tube Microphone Preamp

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ARTTPS II Tube Microphone Preamp


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The TPS II (Tube Preamp System 2) is a two channel high performance preamplifier coupled with ARTs proprietary V3 (Variable Valve Voicing) functionality. With variable valve voicing, the TPS II is completely versatile and maintains a high quality of performance you would expect from an ART tube preamp. The TPS II also features variable input impedance which allows users to dial in and match any microphone type from large condensers to ribbon mics.
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TPS II


Like it's predecessor, the DPS, our newly improved V3 feature provides optimized reference points to begin the recording process for guitars, bass guitars, synths, acoustic instruments, percussion, vocals and more. Unique to its' class, the TPS II provides level monitoring with two analog meters as well as two newly added input monitoring LED meters. High-Z instruments or balanced microphone signals are input through front and rear panel jacks. This newly enhanced TPS II can accept +20 dB peaks while maintaining over 120 dB dynamic range, quiet performance and incredibly low distortion.


ART's legendary tube stage maintains our classic "warm sound" and adds additional tube voicing specifically tailored to vocal, guitar, bass, and acoustic instruments making the TPS II an incredible DI box. Our OPL(TM) (Output Protection Limiting) feature is also included to control overshoots and normalize levels before clipping occurs.


The TPS II was conceived, designed and manufactured to the highest standards to provide years of quiet, reliable performance. Audition one, and you too will know why the TPS II is indeed the most cost effective professional mic preamp system you'll find on the market today.

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by Stephen 6/28/2008 4:29:13 PM
Musical Experience: 20+ years pro musician & sound
Style of music: World, Rock, All sorts
Hometown Twin Cities
I bought this mainly as it has a variable impedance control for use with my ribbon microphones, but it ended up being a great help for my last recording session. In this case I used it as a preamp for electric bass and acoustic guitar with onboard preamp - For the bass, it was nice to have one knob to turn that gave me over a dozen different tonal variations so I could change the amount of bass, "girth", and presence to suit the track as opposed to a lot of screwing around with the mixing board's eq. What counts is, it was fast and it worked! For the Acoustic Guitar end, it was mic'ed at my insistence but also plugged in... You know how those piezos thru a cheap onboard pre sound, this ART unit helped get a nice recordable tone and helped tame the high end razz that usually accompanies DI'ing an acoustic - and again having one knob to twist and see if there was an alternative to the neutral setting was quick and easy. I usually work with bands on a budget so it's good to have quick and useable (not necessarily 'perfect') results. I hope to get a hold of a tung-sol tube or two to replace the stock one, as I have read very good things about this modification - which of course voids the warranty - anything to get better results. All in all, a decent value for the money.


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Great, great, great!
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by chuck h (chuck_hutcheson@yahoo.com) 11/12/2004 1:55:51 PM
Musical Experience: engineer, producer, performer, arranger
Style of music: all kinds
Hometown south georgia
I'm a trained audio engineer, and I have my own home setup, plus I gig on a regular basis. I use the TPSII for both recording and live applications, and I get wonderful feedback all the time. My live sound engineer commented on how good I sound now that I started using this unit, and how he doesn't have to EQ me at gigs now because the sound is just so full. I've recorded vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keys and horns, and all tracks ended up very high in quality. For the money, you won't beat this value. I'm seriously considering getting another very soon, and am also considering purchasing ART's compressor as well. If you're on a budget, you won't go wrong with the TPSII. Easy to use, awesome sounds, and very well built.


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