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Fonia WAB51 discrete mic preamp pair with raw 19" rack to be wired

€ 316.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: See desrciption
  • Herstellungsland und -region: Polen
  • Rücknahme akzeptiert: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Marke: Fonia
  • Produktart: Vorverstärker
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    Description

    Slimming down my analog studio and lots of stuff will be offered here and there.
    I am offering very a pair of WAB51 microphone preamps manufactured in 1982 by Fonia. It was a company making professional equipment for state broadcasting in Poland only. Sort of Polish equivalent of BBC technical department/Telefunken/Siemens and the likes. They made hi quality stuff only, being very rare these days as most of their older and best products were scrapped when Iron Curtain fell down. WAB-51 known earlier as WAB82 (the only difference is front panel color and type of connector) is well designed, hi-quality handcrafted preamp with massive transformer in/out giving you from 20 to 60 dB of gain. Also having low cut filter.
    Fonia WAB51 produces  physical, well shaped sound. Its bottom end is deeper and bigger and more open than any much more expensive transistored preamp currently manufactured including for example Neve. Fonia preamps are still very little known and underrated, so this is your chance to get classy discrete mic preamps for relatively small value. Sooner or later they will be more expensive.  Preamps were overchecked and technical/cosmetical condition is very good. They need usual 24DC for powering.
    I am adding custom made 10" rack to hold the preamps and PSU to be made and wired. I will send schematic and pin out to the lucky buyer.  Just in case you have no skills or tech around to do that, I can offer you such a service. Feel free to ask questions. My email is vinyled at obuh dot com.
    Shipping within continental EUROPE will be around EUR 30. Shipping overseas, is 159 EUR  (TNT door to door trackable delivery).
    Please note that is heavy item. The unit is a property of my studio and it will be invoiced at winning amount (no exceptions, I am sorry).
    PLEASE AVOID AUTOMATIC PAYMENT AND WAIT FOR MY INVOICE TO GET THE RIGHT AMOUNT.
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