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Crookwood
Jul 1, 2007 1:51 PM
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CROOKWOOD PAINTPOT, IPRE
July 2004—Respected English manufacturer Crookwood (www.crookwood.com) recently re-engineered the preamp stage of the Paintpot ($2,400) and iPre ($5,500 with controller) remote-controlled mic amps and, to the joy of Crookwood fans everywhere, subsequently reduced list prices. Confidently claiming a main design criteria of “sonic neutrality,” Crookwood uses fully balanced amplifiers — one complete preamp per phase — and high-current outputs. According to Crookwood, its attention to detail and quality has given the company a reputation of offering very high audio quality and great remote-control capability to boot. Crookwood's mic preamp remote control is available via a user's DAW software or by a wired assignable unit communicating through a single pair — for instance, by a mic tie-line — from the controller to the preamps. MIDI and HTML control options are currently in development and will be available later in 2004. The Paintpot is a portable 2-channel preamp that closely resembles a gallon-sized paint can, hence the moniker. The iPre comes in modular configurations: two channels at a time and up to eight channels are available into a single-rackspace box. A separate control rack houses the iPre's external power supply and control processor, and can power up to 4-channel racks, which gives 32 channels of preamp in five rackspaces. Paintpot and iPre channels each offer a dedicated mic, line, -10dB unbalanced line and DI input, along with optional 24-bit, 192kHz A/D converters for digital output.
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