The Vintagedesign CA81 is a single-channel, all class-A preamp with 4-band equalizer.
It offers the famous "Neve" tone at a budget price. It has a 3-stage mic preamp, switchable between 300 and 1200 ohm impedance, and a transformer-balanced line input with gain range of -80dB to +10dB. The panel features switches for phantom power, polarity, input impedance, and in/out for the EQ section, a level control, and 5-segment headroom meter.
The EQ has inductor-based mid and HP filters and shelf/peak selectable low/high bands. It has gold-plated ELMA switches and tantalum caps, and uses gold-plated relays and vishay potentiometers. The front XLR overrides the rear when in use.
23,3V PSU with EU plug works on 230V only.
US and EU parcels ship via UPS, ETA 1-7 working days from pickup day zero. That also applies to most
locations worldwide.
All shipments are fully insured.
Bigger shipments requiring pallets or custom made crates ship to US, CA, JP, CN, AU and other outside of EU
locations via DHL Air Freight, ETA is normally approx. 7-14 working days from pickup day zero.
Big shipments inside EU ship via different freight companies, recently mostly via ACE Logistics. Freight
forwarders can use different courier companies for deliveries to final destinations.
Palletising and crating time can vary depending on the size of the shipment and packaging queue. We pack all
our shipments with great care.
You are most welcome to pick your order up yourself from our Retrosonic Pro Audio showroom, studio and
warehouse in Tallinn, Estonia.
We ship worldwide – contact us for a personal shipping quote or any other questions.
VAT (Value Added Tax) can be deducted if you have a company with a valid EU VAT number or if you're based
outside of the EU. Non-EU buyers pay all and any import tax and duty as regulated by their local customs.