gar1731 Melcor 1731 ver.4.1

Offers a smooth, vintage sound.

This Discrete Operational Amplifier has been designed by Gary Barnett of Barnett Industries. This DOA is an eight transistor amplifier modeled after the legendary Melcor 1731. For those who do not know it, many of the engineers responsible for the Melcor 1731 left Modular Audio Products around 1968 to join forces with Saul Walker when he started API. The starting point for the famous API 2520 was indeed the Melcor 1731. Back to the beginning I guess one could say!

Overall, it’s sonically very similar to the sound of a 2520. The gar1731 has a slightly smoother bottom and top, while simultaneously retaining the ever familiar aggressive, forward midrange we love about the 2520.

Modeled after the Melcor 1731 (the direct predecessor that Saul Walker used as the baseline when designing the original 2520), it offers thick low-mid-range weight. Many users like combining a 1731 in the first stage and a 2520/0252 in the second stage for a balanced response.

Some of the applications the gar1731 DOA can be used for:
• Microphone Preamplifiers
• Line or Booster Amplifiers
• Lossless Combining Amplifiers
• Balanced Transformerless Amplifiers
• Equalizers and Compressors

Additional features and specs:
• Industry standard 2520 footprint for plug-in or PC mount connections
• Low noise, high power output
• Low distortion
• Minimum load impedance is 75 ohms for full output voltage
Power supply voltage is bi-polar +/- 12 VDC to +/- 20 VDC

gar1731 Melcor 1731 ver.4.1 2015

Fully built to perfection in Canada with a 1 year warranty.
Assembled with Kester solder.
These can be also build to order.