Black Lion Eighteen Channel Strip

The Eighteen's preamplifier circuit is not just another clone, but an original design built to pay proper tribute to some of the most classic designs ever made. The Eighteen starts with a Cinemag input transformer, but the magic is far from here. Getting the absolutely perfect sound we were trying to achieve with Eighteen meant a little more work under the hood. That's where our new BLA1831 custom discrete operational amplifier comes in. Through extensive component matching, we were able to create a custom operational amplifier that matched the ambience we were aiming for, while still matching a noise floor similar to that of modern equipment. The preamplifier also features polarity reversal, 48 V phantom power supply, 80 Hz high-pass filter and 10 kHz low-pass filter.