Introducing the New TK Audio DP3 Preamp

Introducing the New TK Audio DP3 Preamp! TK Audio has just announced the new TK Audio DP3 Preamp; a stereo microphone preamp with both vintage and modern circuits. The DP3 is a versatile, hybrid-design stereo mic preamp that includes vintage and modern circuits to deliver a broad range of creative tonal options. With the DP3, you’ll get the mid-range germanium crunch of the mid ‘60s; the low-mid punch and thick sound associated with British class-A preamps from the early ‘70s; and the more modern tones of the ‘80s and ‘90s. 

While the DP3 Preamp includes TK’s proven input stage and germanium circuit from the DP2, TK Audio also incorporated a new saturation circuit that together with the vintage class A stage, gives you a broad palette of character choices. The input stage is designed around a high quality Swedish Lundahl transformer and high gain stage, followed by selectable saturation and germanium circuits for even more color and harmonics. Instead of switching output stages, as was done in previous models, the class-A stage is now inserted in front of the Output level control, letting you drive the transformer harder without overloading your A/D converters while making the output less sensitive to different impedances. The class-A stage uses a heavy, custom-made Carnhill transformer that produces a fat, punchy sound with mid-range character and a warm top end. The Hi-Z direct mode function bypasses the input transformer and input stage and sends the instrument signal directly to the high-pass filter and the selectable saturation and germanium circuits. The dedicated Hi-Z instrument input has a separate activation switch, so you can leave your instrument connected all the time! Direct mode gain is +14 dB, which is perfect for bass recording together with the class-A stage. The sweepable high-pass filter goes from 30 Hz to 400 Hz for precision crafting of the low end.

Key Features

• Stereo microphone preamp with vintage and modern circuits
• Hi-gain input stage with up to 80 dB of gain
• Selectable vintage class-A stage
• Lundahl and Carnhill transformers
• Selectable germanium and saturation circuits for more color and harmonics
• Sweepable high-pass filter, 30-400 Hz, 12 dB/octave
• Instrument input with 2 Mohm impedance
• Output level placed after class-A stage
• Headroom meter with eight LEDs

The TK Audio DP3 Preamp is available for purchase now at Front End Audio! If you have any questions about the TK Audio DP3 Preamp or any of TK Audio's other products, give us a call at Front End Audio. We're here to help!