Heritage Audio Introduces BritStrip And Baby RAM

Culminating 50 years of analog design, Heritage Audio looks to bring the sound of yesterdays iconic recordings to a single rack unit.  The BritStrip combines a real-deal 73 mic preamplifier, an expanded 73 equalizer, a discrete Class-A DI, and the infamous diode bridge compressor from their Successor. They aim to please today’s demanding sound engineers with a variety of features packing into this all-in-one system.

Compression Section

• Diode-bridge based compression excels in bringing 2nd order harmonic distortion characteristics and true vintage tone while eliminating nasty odd harmonic content.
• Ultra-fast attack and release time options never found in vintage designs allows for far more flexible settings, including FET like sounds and volume maximizing without transient artifacts.
• Complex sidechain filtering options work with the already common high pass filters, introducing mid band peak type filters and high-frequency compression, allowing bus correction not possible before.
• Sidechain SEND and RETURN connections allow for external sidechain signals or further external processing of the internal one.
• Blend control offers built-in parallel compression without any external equipment. Blend ON/OFF button allows for instant comparison in between WET and DRY signals.
• Stepped controls for easy recall of settings.

Equalizer Section

• 73 High and low shelving bands with additional bell-like response.
• 73 dual Vinkor inductor based mid band with extended Q functions.
• 73 inductor based low pass filter.

Mic Amp Section

• Carnhill based, transformer coupled balanced inputs and outputs for added character and vintage vibe.
• 73 style class A output stages bring the desired 73 sound to your mix or drum buses.
• Microphone input impedance: HI, 1200 Ohm minimum, LO, 300 Ohm minimum. Higher gain positions gradually have greater impedances, optimum for lo gain ribbon mics. Input is transformer balanced and floating.
• Line input impedance: 10K Ohms bridging, transformer balanced and floating.
• DI input impedance: Greater than 2 Megohms, unbalanced.
• Output impedance: Less than 75 Ohms, transformer balanced and floating, to drive a load of 600 ohms (factory terminated).
• Maximum output: Greater than +26dBu into 600 ohms.
• THD: Less than 0.025% at 1 Khz, less than 0.05% at 100Hz.
• Frequency response: 20Hz ( +0.3dB ) to 20Khz (-0.2dB)
• Maximum gain: Slightly greater than 80dB
• Noise: Less than -125dBu EIN.

The BritStrip will cost $2,499

Baby RAM

Classic console design meets a passive signal path.

The Baby RAM is a 2 channel monitoring system inspired by classic European console designs. Baby RAM is the ultimate controller for total transparency — a zero-compromise signal path, paired with a simplified control set keeps both your monitors and your ears where you need them. Baby RAM features a 4 gang, 24 step rotary switch for volume as opposed to cheaper stereo potentiometers, which means the precision of your stereo signal is perfect on every position! Baby RAM also has no insertion loss, meaning that there’s no extra coloration or signal loss at any settings.

Baby RAM might pack a zero-compromise circuit design, but it couldn’t be any easier to use: 2 stereo -pair inputs and outputs — both balanced and ground free (unbalanced compatible) on gold plated TRS jacks, and Mute, Dim, Mono, and Volume monitoring controls make Baby RAM a breeze to work with. And with it’s passive design, it also means you have no concerns with bad power supplies, as no supply is needed!

The Baby RAM will cost $199 with updated pricing on January 1st, 2021

The BritStrip and Baby RAM will be available January 1st, 2021

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