Locomotive Audio 86B-1 500 Series Tube Mic Preamp

A 500 Series Preamp with loads Sweet and Harmonic Tube Gain Warm and Clean to Aggressive and Grungy

An American-Style Mono Tube Preamp Designed for Versatility

From beautiful glowing vocals, natural acoustics and punchy drums to overdriven and saturated classic tube warmth, the 86B-1 preamplifier offers a huge sonic palette for engineers and producers to explore.

Rooted in 1950s American-style tube circuitry, the 86B-1 has a huge harmonic footprint and will remedy what you're missing from a lifeless modern signal chain.

An American-Style Mono Tube Preamp Designed for Versatility

From beautiful glowing vocals, natural acoustics and punchy drums to overdriven and saturated classic tube warmth, the 86B-1 preamplifier offers a huge sonic palette for engineers and producers to explore. FEATURES:

Rooted in 1950s American-style tube circuitry, the 86B-1 has a huge harmonic footprint and will remedy what you're missing from a lifeless modern signal chain.

TRANSFORMERS

Super Premium MuMetal shielded inputs and nickel & steel outputs set the stage
TUBES

An 6BR7 input tube and 12AY7 output tube amplify the signal with 75 dB of max gain
OUTPUT LEVEL LED

A 3-color LED indicator shows signal level.

Green ->Yellow ->Red Tubes, Transformers and an Amplifier Design You Will Love

The 86B-1 is designed to get any amount of tube coloration into your audio easily. Its two-knob system allows the engineer to fine-tune the type of character needed. You can drive the 86B-1 and control the amount of tonal coloration in your audio. Save time with one preamp that can achieve a variety of sounds.

Rounded out with features like a 20dB pad, 85Hz high pass, two mic input impedances and high impedance front panel DI, the 86B-1 won't sit idle in your valuable rack space!