If you need detail, punch and a presence and character from your preamp, get ready for this stereo Quad Eight style pre from A-Designs! The 1970s was a time of great change in pro audio. The introduction of solid-state electronics led to an explosion in development and a very ...If you need detail, punch and a presence and character from your preamp, get ready for this stereo Quad Eight style pre from A-Designs! The 1970s was a time of great change in pro audio. The introduction of solid-state electronics led to an explosion in development and a very different sound than the tube gear of previous decades.
The recording console in a high-end 1970s studio was likely a Neve, an API, or a Quad Eight. These companies set the standards for audio quality with a unique sound firmly imprinted on the popular recordings of the era. Designed, built, and extensively ear-tested, by long-time recording industry veterans, the A Designs Pacifica takes its sonic signature and name from the revered Quad Eight mixing console.
However, the A-Designs Pacifica has a sound and character all its own. Praised by top professionals for having the depth of a Neve, the midrange of an API and the high-end of a Massenburg, the Pacifica has firmly established itself as the go-to pream...