Black Lion Audio B12A mic preamp

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Black Lion Audio B12A mic preamp

Post by eh91311 » Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:26 pm

Has anyone tried or heard the new Black Lion Audio API mic preamp clone, available only from Alto Music?
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Post by radmike » Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:03 pm

My buddy at alto sold me on picking one up. It's up there on my "next preamp" list. According to some folks it sounds just as good, if not better than the API its modeled after. No joke.
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Post by eh91311 » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:44 pm

I listened to the sound samples that BLA provided, and compared to the API pre, the B12A is similar, but different. The real API seems "faster", the B12A has a heavier mid-bass response or something and the transient response seems slower. It's really, really close between the two, though.
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