The stereo Jude preamp is an official collaboration between Sound Techniques and Warm Audio, featuring original "A-Range" console preamp circuits used in the first custom consoles at London's legendary Trident Studios. Designed by Geoff Frost and built directly from the original Sound Techniques console preamp schematics, the Jude preamp preserves the complete signal path, including dual-discrete 3035 Class-A amplifiers, original Z-Match impedance circuits, handwired construction, and custom-spec CineMag transformers. The same console design helped shape classic recordings by The Beatles, David Bowie, Elton John, Queen, and many others.


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Jude delivers an authentic stereo Sound Techniques console circuit that defined an era of recording history. The Sound Techniques Jude stereo microphone preamp was created in partnership between legendary British console builder Sound Techniques and Warm Audio, bringing the exact preamp circuit from the original Sound Techniques "A-Range" consoles installed at Trident Studios to more studios worldwide. Designed by Geoff Frost, the engineer behind those historic consoles, the Jude preamp combines the authentic circuit topology and premium components of the original design to deliver the celebrated sound heard on classic records by David Bowie, Elton John, Queen, and famously Hey Jude and other timeless Beatles and Paul McCartney recordings.

Through direct collaboration with Sound… read more Techniques, Jude delivers the exact preamp circuit found in the original Sound Techniques "A-Range" consoles installed at Trident Studios -- in stereo. While many products have attempted to emulate the sound, the original design has remained largely inaccessible outside of authentic Sound Techniques hardware. The Jude preamp preserves the complete original signal path including dual-discrete 3035 Class-A amplifiers and proprietary 8-lead impedance-matching controls.

The result is the unmistakable depth, punch, and musical character that helped define recordings made at London's most influential studios. The Sound Techniques team specified every detail of Jude's design. Premium component selection like Wima and Nichicon audio-grade capacitors, carbon resistors, and custom CineMag USA transformers populate a carefully hand-wired PCB board layout designed by Sound Techniques.

Sound Techniques trusted Warm Audio to meticulously manufacture each unit to their exact console-grade standards. Jude delivers authentic performance, response, and sonic character that made the original Sound Techniques consoles legendary among engineers and producers, preserving the integrity of the original design throughout. Derived directly from the original Sound Techniques console design, the 9-position Z-Match controls recreate Geoff Frost's unique 8-lead impedance-matching circuit.

By optimizing the interaction between microphone and preamp, they allow engineers to fine-tune gain, response, and character across a wide range of vintage and modern microphones.

5-Year Limited Warranty: Like all Warm Audio gear, every single stereo Jude Preamp comes with a 5-year limited warranty and is meticulously hand-tested and inspected by trained technicians with a passion for making music in Austin, TX USA.

Features:

- Original Sound Techniques A-Range Custom Console Preamp
- The Authentic Original Console Circuit
- Accurate Sound Techniques Components and Hand-Wired Construction
- Z-Match Impedance Control

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