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Post by Locomotive Audio on Feb 18, 2022 8:40:19 GMT -6
Hey Guys, I'm very exciting to show you a couple new products that are finally done! Hope a few of you can snag an April shipping 86B-2! I have a few more products in the works; one being a shared product with another manufacturer this year! Stay tuned. MODEL 86B-2
Two Huge Channels of Sweet and Harmonic Tube Preamp Gain  $1799 now thru March 31 (A limited amount of units will ship in April) then price goes up to $1999 Check 86B-2 out hereZCARPassive DI & Amp-Up in One Box  $329 Available Now! Check Z CAR out here |
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Post by enlav on Feb 18, 2022 8:43:27 GMT -6
I have a few more products in the works; one being a shared product with another manufacturer this year! Stay tuned. Edit: Oh what the - sorry, I guess my question didn't make it in. Could you clue us into what kind of products you may be coming in with? EQ/Comp? |
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Post by Ward on Feb 18, 2022 9:00:11 GMT -6
Congrats, Eric!! Looks like a real winner, once again!
Collaborations are great. Without them, many of the new products we are enjoying wouldn't make it out to market.
Wishing you much success with everything!
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Post by plinker on Feb 18, 2022 9:22:50 GMT -6
I was just reading my email about this.
I didn’t think it was possible, but that preamp is both cool and hot!
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Post by Locomotive Audio on Feb 18, 2022 11:22:26 GMT -6
I have a few more products in the works; one being a shared product with another manufacturer this year! Stay tuned. Edit: Oh what the - sorry, I guess my question didn't make it in. Could you clue us into what kind of products you may be coming in with? EQ/Comp? No problem at all. Yes, I can give a little info... a Locomotive tube EQ, but not another Pultec. Trying to decide whether it can be mono or stereo due to tube, circuitry and size constraints I'm also working on a Weight Tank stereo processor that will include some fun features, which can be subtle or dramatic in changing the source's character. Also working on another compressor, but this one will be really wacky! And a couple more designs that I can't speak about at the moment. Thank you for your interest! |
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Post by Locomotive Audio on Feb 18, 2022 11:23:00 GMT -6
I was just reading my email about this. I didn’t think it was possible, but that preamp is both cool and hot! Well this sounds like a good way to look at it! |
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Post by Locomotive Audio on Feb 18, 2022 11:24:41 GMT -6
Congrats, Eric!! Looks like a real winner, once again! Collaborations are great. Without them, many of the new products we are enjoying wouldn't make it out to market. Wishing you much success with everything! Thanks much Ward! Yes, can't wait to get the collab product out soon. |
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Post by deaconblues on Feb 18, 2022 12:57:35 GMT -6
Edit: Oh what the - sorry, I guess my question didn't make it in. Could you clue us into what kind of products you may be coming in with? EQ/Comp? No problem at all. Yes, I can give a little info... a Locomotive tube EQ, but not another Pultec. Trying to decide whether it can be mono or stereo due to tube, circuitry and size constraints I'm also working on a Weight Tank stereo processor that will include some fun features, which can be subtle or dramatic in changing the source's character. Also working on another compressor, but this one will be really wacky! And a couple more designs that I can't speak about at the moment. Thank you for your interest! Oh wow. My bank account just threw up. Awesome new stuff and I like the sound of your future plans! |
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Post by drbill on Feb 18, 2022 13:16:34 GMT -6
Edit: Oh what the - sorry, I guess my question didn't make it in. Could you clue us into what kind of products you may be coming in with? EQ/Comp? No problem at all. Yes, I can give a little info... a Locomotive tube EQ, but not another Pultec. Trying to decide whether it can be mono or stereo due to tube, circuitry and size constraints I'm also working on a Weight Tank stereo processor that will include some fun features, which can be subtle or dramatic in changing the source's character. Also working on another compressor, but this one will be really wacky! And a couple more designs that I can't speak about at the moment. Thank you for your interest! Killer new offerings Eric!!! I'm trying to decide on how many DI / Reamp boxes I will need. I'm thinking maybe 6.....  I'm thinking one after guitar, and two post pedal board - pre amp. X2. And the new stuff sounds spectacular. I know of at least ONE collab thing that needs to happen. LOL. You're not going to have enough hours in the day very soon. <thumbsup> |
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Post by enlav on Feb 18, 2022 14:31:23 GMT -6
And the new stuff sounds spectacular. I know of at least ONE collab thing that needs to happen. LOL. You're not going to have enough hours in the day very soon. <thumbsup> Just the person I was hoping would chime in. You mentioned the Locomotive 286 in a past thread comparing the Weight Tank and some Coils, but didn't share as much since it had been discontinued. I realize this is new stereo preamp is different from the 286, but would you care to share your thoughts regarding the this preamp and the previous mentioned field? (Or original Locomotive 286; if I'm misreading your previous post.) |
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Post by drbill on Feb 18, 2022 15:53:59 GMT -6
I think Eric is the guy who can give more information about them. He has always been a straight shooter and totally upfront with me when I had / have questions. The 286A is super cool. I like the fact that it has both input Gain and output Level. Neither of which the Coil / Weight Tank have. If you want to get into driving harder and coloring sounds, that's very cool. The new pre looks like it's set up very similar in that regard. Not sure what the sonic differences are between the new 86B and the original 286A. Eric? @locomotive Audio
One thing for SURE that's EXTREMELY interesting to me is the incorporation of a true line input, with a separate Line input XLR on the Rear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay Eric!!!! Some manufacturers (LOCO) are listening! Thanks Eric. That way I can leave both my mic inputs and mix/line inputs hooked up at the same time without pulling cables from the back of the rack. It's looking more and more like I may need the new 86B as well.... LOL
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Post by enlav on Feb 18, 2022 16:12:28 GMT -6
If Eric/Locomotive Audio wants to comment, I'd be all ears.
I'm curious too: Are the GAIN pots dented/stepped?
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Post by Locomotive Audio on Feb 18, 2022 17:00:05 GMT -6
If Eric/Locomotive Audio wants to comment, I'd be all ears. I'm curious too: Are the GAIN pots dented/stepped? The knobs are not detented... just simple continuous pots. So you might need to do a little gain matching with a signal when setting up for stereo line level work. And yes, this is the exact same circuit as the 286A, minus the shared VU meter, but plus the line inputs! The input impedance for the DI in the 86B-2 is much higher at 1.6 meg rather than 170k. For some engineers, that means a ton! A unit like the 86B-2 versus a European style unit like the WT-72 (V72 style) is that the harmonics build more gradually in the 86B-2 rather than Clean, clean, clean, then brickwall harsh distortion. So, having the two knobs can allow the user to really fine-tune how much transient and harmonic shaping they want. :-) Hope that helps! |
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Post by sirthought on Feb 20, 2022 1:23:35 GMT -6
Is there a difference between an amp-up box and a re-amp box? Or is that just marketing speak to sound different?
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Post by kcatthedog on Feb 20, 2022 5:37:28 GMT -6
I thought the I/o was different for the reamping?
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Post by Locomotive Audio on Feb 20, 2022 7:47:32 GMT -6
Is there a difference between an amp-up box and a re-amp box? Or is that just marketing speak to sound different? Hi! No difference. Just cannot use a trademarked term in marketing. :-) |
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Post by forgotteng on Feb 20, 2022 19:46:30 GMT -6
Whoa, a tube preamp temps me every time.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Feb 20, 2022 20:27:00 GMT -6
Whoa, a tube preamp temps me every time. I can vouch for the 286a. If Eric says this is the same, I'll vouch for this too. |
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Feb 23, 2022 20:27:06 GMT -6
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Post by christophert on Feb 23, 2022 22:47:32 GMT -6
I'm very happy to have one ordered  My dual tube preamp searching and tossing up has finally come to an end. XLR line in is awesome, and it seems like this will give me a nice varied amount of sonic textures. Really keen to try it on synths as well !! |
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Post by bluegrassdan on Feb 24, 2022 17:42:38 GMT -6
Eric, your designs always look immaculate.
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Post by Quint on Feb 24, 2022 18:36:31 GMT -6
This might be exactly what I've been looking for in a stereo tube preamp. I can't do one right now, but I think I'll be owning one of these sooner than later.
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Post by plinker on Mar 30, 2022 17:50:25 GMT -6
I'm getting those "11th hour discount" temptation emails from Loco -- damn you!!
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Post by plinker on May 9, 2022 11:47:40 GMT -6
So....who's got one?
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Post by robertg on May 18, 2022 10:52:29 GMT -6
Anyone get theirs yet?
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