Description
The Summit Audio TPA-200B Dual Tube Preamplifier combines the warmth of vacuum tubes with the clear high frequency response of high quality solid state electronics.
The TPA-200B is designed to work in a number of different applications with the different types of inputs: a microphone input, line level input, and a front panel Hi-Z input. Input connections are made by using three pin balanced XLR jacks, balanced TRS ¼” jacks, and the front panel unbalanced ¼” jack.
Features
- Easy operation
- Controllable sound, continuously variable from “clean” to “overdrive”
- Jensen input transformers
- Line level balanced input
- Mic level balanced input
- Phantom power
- Front panel Hi-Z input
- 990 balanced output stage
- Overload and overdrive indicators
- Polarity reversal
- -15dB and –25dB pads
- Hand crafted in the USA
Tracking and mixing
The Summit Audio TPA-200B is an incredibly easy to use dual channel preamplifier marrying a classic tube and transformer front end design with a more modern solid state output stage, resulting in ultra clean gain that really lets the warmth and rich harmonic detail of the tube come through.
Huge range of tone
The TPA-200B allows you to set gain clean and pristine or layer tube input saturation all the way to thick harmonic distortion with all sorts of variations in between. This is the swiss army knife of mic pres!
It's so easy...
Each of the two channels has its own set of knobs that control input gain and output gain. For cleaner applications, set the input gain lower and the output gain at maximum. For more harmonics and tube distortion, simply increase the input gain while decreasing the output gain to balance the overall signal level.
Internal power supply.
All Summit Audio products sport an internal high voltage power supply using an industry standard IEC connector.
Hand-crafted in the USA
Each piece of Summit gear is meticulously crafted by hand in our shop using only the best quality components and attention to detail. Quality components and engineering know-how are the critical element to the sound and longevity of audio gear.
3 year warranty.
All Summit gear comes with a 3 year limited warranty
Specifications
Size and Weight
- Height: 3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
- Width: 19 inches (48.26 cm)
- Depth: 10 inches (25.40 cm)
- Weight: 17 pounds (7.71 kg)
Power Configuration
- Internal AC Supply
- 40watts, 115 or 230 volts, 50 or 60 Hz (Rear Switchable)
- Fuse size .5 amp, slo-blo for 100/115 V
- Fuse size .25 amp, slo-blo at 230 V
Input Impedance
- Mic: 1.5kΩ
- Hi-Z: 47kΩ
- Output impedance (XLR): 120Ω
Connections
- Mic Input: +4 dB female XLR (2)
- Line Input: -10 dB 1/4" (2)
- Outputs: +4 dB male XLR (2)
Max Input Level
- Mic: -16dBu
- Line: 22dBu
- Hi-Z: 15dBu
- Max output level (XLR): 25dBu
- Max gain: 75dB
Operating Measurements
- Equivalent input noise: -135dB average 10Hz-20kHz
- Frequency response: 10Hz-50kHz -1dB
- Signal to noise ratio: 115dB average 10Hz-20kHz
- THD+ Noise: 0.055% -32dB in +4dB out, 1kHz
- Vacuum tubes: three 12AX7A
