Black Lion Audio B173 MKII Classic British 1073 Style Mic Pre and DI

Thick, classic British-sound

Meet the Black Lion Audio B173 mkII — the most portable 1073 British-sound around! The B173 mkII uses the same Cinemag input and output transformers as our B173 Quad for a whopping 70dB of gain, a revamped gain stage, and a lower noise floor for cleaner, lower distortion sound. A front panel D.I. delivers a harmonically rich tone to guitars, keyboards, and synthesizers, and stepped input gain and variable output attenuation allow for perfect control over transformer saturation.

• Big 1073-style gain
• Cinemag input and output transformers
• Variable output attenuation for control over transformer saturation
• Front panel D.I.
• Stepped input gain
• 48V phantom power and phase inverse controls
• Convenient half-rack sizing for mixing-and-matching