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GT Electronics Unveils Vipre:Variable-Impedance All-Tube Mic Pre (Click for a close-up) September 28, 2000 GT Electronics, a division of Alesis, introduces Vipre, the first full-featured all-tube microphone preamplifier to combine variable impedance, selectable rise-time, and an all-tube audio path in a single unit. Vipre is scheduled to ship later this fall with a suggested retail price of $2199 MSRP. GT Electronics marketing manager Randy Neiman explains, "Altering the impedance load pushing against a microphone dramatically alters the tone and character of the output signal. Since different mics respond differently to modifications in load, chances are you haven't truly heard your mics until you've heard them with Vipre. With input steps from 300, 600, 1200 and 2400 ohms, the variable impedance feature can fundamentally change the performance of any microphone on the market today." Vipre also features a switch-selectable rise time that alters the speed at which that sound is amplified. You can increase it to preserve the full-percussive and forward qualities of the source, slow it down to help tame aggressive sounds, and make simple adjustments for anything in between. With selectable rise-time control, Vipre changes the responsiveness of the preamp from vintage, to classic, to modern in five easy steps. This unique combination of circuitry and variable rise-time provides intricate (and until now-unheard of) sonic capabilities. Advertisement Jim Mack, Alesis vice president of sales and marketing says, "Vipre offers over 50 unique tonal variations. No other microphone preamp on the market today offers the audio professional this degree of sonic flexibility with this much ease. Before Vipre, musicians and engineers were forced to wrestle with a mountain of preamps in order to achieve this level of tonal variety." Customers won't find a single obtrusive transistor, integrated circuit, or electrolyte cap in Vipre's entire all-tube signal path, which provides superior and stable audio performance under the widest range of microphone amplifier applications. Both fully-floating differential inputs and outputs are switch-selectable. The front panel is simple, sleek and uncluttered for ease of use. Additional features include precise and repeatable gain settings in 1dB steps from 15 to 75 dB and complete audio metering facilities. For more information, visit their web site at www.gtelectronics.com.

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