Art TPS - Introduction

INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing an ART TPS (Tube Preamp System) - and
congratulations: You now own one of the most versatile preamplifiers
available. Offering a superb level of sound quality, the TPS hybrid tube
and solid state circuit design, combined with a straightforward user
interface, quickly and easily gives you access to all of its features.
The original ART Tube MP put professional-caliber tube preamplification
into the hands of thousands of musicians and recordists that wanted great
tube tone in a compact and flexible package. The New ART TPS is the
first tube microphone preamplification system designed with recording
musicians in mind. It has been carefully designed, engineered and
manufactured to provide you with years of great sound and reliable service.
The TPS extends the range of applications by adding V3 (Variable
Valve Voicing) which will help you to quickly and easily record a variety of
instruments – including drums, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, and
more. We also feature OPL Output Protection Limiter to make V3 even
more powerful. The TPS also functions as a direct box, with impedance
matching and preamplification for instrument or line-level sources.
FEATURES:
• Dual Analog VU metering
• V3 (Variable Valve Voicing) with OPL (switch selectable)
• Over 75 dB of gain
• Hand selected 12AX7A dual triode tube
• Balanced XLR inputs and outputs
• ¼" High impedance Instrument input and ¼" line level output
• +48V Phantom Power (switch selectable)
• Phase Reverse Switch
• Gain (+20dB) Switch
• Input Gain Control
• Output Level Control
• Fully shielded all-steel chassis
• Designed and developed in the USA