Winter 2012 Catalogue

After 5 years of meticulous R&D work, 2012 sees the born of

Heritage Audio. Joining forces, a group of sound and electronics
engineers with + 45 years of combined experience in the Pro
Audio world brings a new flavour to the hi end studio equipment
market.

Combining a vintage look and sound with key features not found
in ancient equipment, Heritage Audio will add some spice to
1970s Series 80 consoles and outboard racks, expanding the
sonic palette of any professional or home studio.

Employing only vintage accurate components and time

consuming hand wiring techniques, our sound and quality are
guaranteed to be as good as in vintage modules. Also important,
our equipment will last as long.
 1073
The name says it all . First introduced by Neve in 1970 it
has been reproduced by many others since then, most
notably BAE Audio and AMS-Neve.
We are proud to introduce what, to our knowledge, is
the most historically accurate reproduction ever made.
Using the same exact components, specifications and,
equally important, same time consuming construction
techniques, our 1073 looks and sounds as good as a
Rupert Neve era 1073 module, and will last as long.
BAE Audio and AMS-NEVE are registered trademarks of their
respective owners, and Heritage Audio is in no way affiliated
with any of them.
2264E
First made available in 1974, the original 2264A
Compressor/Limiter was a worthy successor of the
2254, with shorter recovery times and more precise
controls. However a far more transparent class A/B
amplifier stage was used instead of the much beloved
class A one. By today standards, something was lost in
the way. Making our rendition to the 2264 with the class
A amplifier became an obvious task. And here it is,
the 2264E -Enhanced 2264-, gain control circuit of the
2264a with a 2254 audio path. Best of both worlds!
Hand crafted exactly as in 1974. No corners cut.
Electrically and mechanically compatible with all other
10 series modules, the 2264E can be used in 80 series
consoles, third party 8 channel frames, etc.
 6673
In March 1970 the first 1073 module was shipped and
became the standard in 80 series consoles. The 1066
was gradually replaced in newly made consoles and
finally disappeared. The 1073 featured almost the same
identical circuitry, being the most relevant differences
the hi frequency shelving (12Khz instead of 10Khz)
and the equalizer´s mid band, which had one more
center frequency, but lacked the constant Q of the 1066.
Vintage module connoisseurs do know how sweet the
1066mid band sounds and, for some, something was
lost in the way. Until now...
The 6673 module is the answer to an old question
among vintage module users. Should I use a 1073 or a
1066 for this specific source material?
Heritage Audio is proud to introduce the 6673 module. A
100% series 80 compatible module featuring the same
Class A mic preamplifier found in the classic modules
with an added key feature: A 4 BAND EQUALIZER.
Better said, THE 4 band equalizer as it features the
same exact 3 band equalizer circuit found in the famous
1073 plus the mid band found in the 1066.
In addition, we have expanded the 1073 mid band with
3 extra frequency choices, widening the sonic palette.
8173
When launched in 1972, the 1081 became the most
flexible equalizer ever in a mixing console. Its 4 band
equalizer allowed sculpting the sound in such a
unique way, mainly due to the fact that both mid bands
covered almost the whole audio spectrum in 20 steps.
Unfortunately, a class A/B output stage was used
instead of the class A one used in the 1073, making it a
second choice for tracking in favour of the 1073.
Being users of the old modules for 20 years, we always
came with the “could it be possible to have a 1081 eq
with a 1073 preamp in our console?” question. The
answer has been NO, until now...
We are proud to introduce the 8173 mic pre- 4 band
equalizer module. The name says it all. The best of both
worlds in an 8 3/4” module package, fully compatible
with Series 80 consoles. It could be easily described as
a 1073 with the mid bands of the 1081. We´ve decided
to keep the 1073 Baxandall shelving lo and hi eq bands
as they sound amazing, but have implemented a choice
of 3 hi shelving frecuencies, a la 1084. Flexibility and
Tone!!!
 1073/500

When we came with the idea of making our 1073 version Exactly what the name says. No downsized knobs. No
in an API VPR series 500 module, first thing we noticed transformers left out. No ICs in place of discrete class A
was how many compromises our competitors had to circuitry.
assume to fit their repros in such a small package.
Just what the faceplate says: a 1073 in a 500 series
We decided to make exactly zero compromises on format.
ours. This meant making a 3u wide module capable of
holding all three vintage accurate transformers, dual
concentric switches, pushbuttons and same exact PCB
cards.

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