The Chandler Limited TG2 is a recreation of the rare EMI TG12428
pre amp used in EMI/Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles used in
the late 60's and early 70's. The sound was used on many famous
recordings done at Abbey Road including The Beatles' "Abbey Road" and
Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and its amplifiers used in many EMI
circuits of the time.
This pre features the same discrete transformer balanced amplifiers
as the TG series limiter and offers a creamy, smooth tone with a
surprisingly open, clear top end, similar to a Neve. The sound, as
explained by many users, has a familiar Neve "warmth" and punch, but
with a "nicer" expanded top end. In fact the unit does have a small rise
in its top end frequency response and some warmth inducing distortion
which contribute to its sound.
The Placid Audio Copperphone,
unlike full range high fidelity microphones, operates within a limited
bandwidth of frequencies which lends a nostalgic quality to the signal.
Some might compare the sound to an AM radio or a telephone. The sound is achieved through a
combination of vintage telecommunications components and a mechanical
filtering effect. The microphone’s element is rear ported into a hollow
resonant chamber. As sound passes through the diaphragm and into the
hollow chamber, upper mid range frequencies are accentuated while low
and high frequencies are reduced. An everyday example of this mechanical
filtering effect can be demonstrated by pressing a paper towel tube up
to your mouth and talking into it.
Features
- Vintage passive magnetic moving coil transducer
- Tuned ported resonate chamber
- High Quality Switchcraft 3 pin XLR connector
- Adjustable aircraft aluminum mounting bracket to fit North
American style stands (will fit European style stands with common
threaded adapter)
- Handcrafted in the U.S.A
- Rugged copper housing and components
- Lifetime operational warranty
Specifications
- Type: Dynamic
- Polar Pattern: Cardioid
- Frequency Response: 200Hz – 3kHz
- Impedance: 150 ohms
- Output: 115 +/- 2dB SPL @ 1 kHz
- Dimensions: 2.5 inch x 6 inch
- Weight: 1.75 lbs.
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