Sonic Farm Xcalibur JC
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Sonic Farm
Xcalibur JC
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The Xcalibur JC is a serious preamp for those chasing a vintage tube sound with modern flexibility. It’s perfect for engineers and producers who need a colored preamp with serious gain and a touch of saturation to add warmth and character to vocals, guitars, and bass. The blend control is a stroke of genius for dialing in the perfect amount of drive.
Product Description
- Sonic Farm Xcalibur JC
- Saturation Preamplifier
- A 2-channel microphone preamplifier and saturator for processing line and instrument signals
- Class-A tube circuit with EF86 tubes
- Input transformers for microphone and line inputs available
- Up to +68 dB gain for the microphone input and +48 dB for the line and instrument signals
- A switchable saturation stage consisting of an EF86 tube and a FET transistor
- Switchable high-pass and low-pass filters for the saturation stage
- Separate controls for clean and drive level as well as blend control
- The output level is separately adjustable
- Cinemag output transformer (solid-state stage alternatively selectable)
- Phantom power: +48 V
- Pad switch: 15 dB
- DI input for instruments (input impedance: 2.2 MOhm)
- Phase reverse switch
- A switchable bass and treble boost (with two stages each)
- The input impedance is switchable between 10 kOhm
- 900 Ohm and 2400 Ohm
- Switchable high-pass filter (80 Hz or 160 Hz)
- Frequency response: 10 Hz - 50 kHz (+/- 3 dB)
- Maximum output level: +32 dBu
- 2x Microphone input (XLR)
- 2x Line input (XLR)
- 2x Line/instrument input (6.3mm jack)
- 2x Line output (XLR)
- Ground lift switch
- Dimensions: 19" / 1HE
- Weight: 6.9 kg
- • EF86 tube saturation delivers a uniquely warm, harmonically rich character.
- • Cinemag output transformer provides exceptional transient response and low noise.
- • High gain (+68dB mic) handles ribbon mics and quiet sources effortlessly.
- • Solid build quality; feels like a studio workhorse built to last.
- • Premium-priced, a significant investment for most home studios.
- • Limited channel count; only two channels restricts large tracking scenarios.
- • FET saturation can be aggressive; requires careful gain staging.
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