Thermionic Culture The Ultra Vulture

• Fabricant : Thermionic Culture
• Modèle : The Ultra Vulture
• Catégorie : Autres effets studio
• Fiche créée le : 01/07/2024

THE ULTRA VULTURE (2021)

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Building on the success and performance of the limited edition Culture Vulture 20th Anniversary model, the Ultra Vulture performance is the best for stereo sources yet.

New features include :

Lower noise and minimum distortion than previous models.

Wider bandwidth with more low end extension and high end well beyond 20khz.

Subtle lift of low and high frequencies for clarity, size and depth of sound.

Wide sweet spot of controls for subtle stereo use with excellent stereo matching.

Features also include:

Balanced inputs and outputs provided by specially designed transformers.

Indented front panel controls for easy recall and stereo matching.

Triode, Pentode and P2 settings taken from the now classic Culture Vulture. P3 setting.

Normal/+10dB/Overdrive and presence switches taken from Culture Vulture Super 15.

SPECIFICATION

A) Figures obtained with 1kHz signal, 0.25mA ‘Bias’ current, Function at T, feeding a 10kΩ load.

Distortion (THD): 0.2%

Frequency response: 20 Hz to 25 kHz, +/-1dB

Max Output Level (MOL) +19 dBm, 2% distortion

Gain available: 46dB line, 52dB DI input Noise: 90 dB below MOL (2%)

B) Maximum Figures

Distortion (THD): 98%

MOL: +24 dBm, 20%+ distortion

Gain: 70dB (approx), P1, min. ‘Bias’.

C) Impedances:

Line Input: 20kΩ

DI Input: 50kΩ

Line Output 1kΩ

Lo Output 4kΩ

D) Power Consumption: 20W

E) Net Weight: 6 kg

The Culture Vulture is universally renowned as the first and only all valve unit, dedicated to producing the best harmonic distortion money can buy.

THE ULTRA VULTURE takes the Culture Vulture to a new level making it more suitable for accurate stereo uses, including mastering, where extended frequency response, low noise and re-callability are of prime importance. Transformer balanced line ins and outs are standard, on XLR connectors.

Although the unit can be "clean” (less than 0.2% THD), added valve saturation may be quite desirable, improving naturality and smoothing off unwanted digital spikes. But The Culture Vulture can be used for distortion effects!

Push it and try it! The user has total control over the type and amount of distortion, which can be changed from even to odd harmonics or a combination of both.

Starved, the sound from The Vulture becomes thin and loses its body, overfed, it becomes fatter.

The Function switch now has 2 "effects” positions, ‘P2’ & ‘P3’. The extra ‘+10dB’ drive position gives some of the bite of 'Overdrive’ but with far less noise. When ‘+10dB’ is selected (only) the ‘Presence’ switch is available.

The ‘-10db’ output switch allows the unit to be driven into extreme distortion but still have an easily achieved stereo balance. However, the ‘P2’ and ‘P3’ positions will become so extreme that true stereo won’t always be applicable.

All pots, except ‘Bias’, are indented for easy recall. Use meter readings to accurately recall ‘Bias’ settings.

A test report comes with each unit indicating best settings for mastering.

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