SR/Live Sun, November 23, 2008

The new Sontronics CHIMERA is a single-channel preamp/DI box that offers two discrete circuits: at the flick of a switch, you can choose between the crystal-clear, transparent character of the solid-state amplifier or the smooth, silky tones served up by the valve preamp.

Each vintage circuit design is totally unique to Sontronics, employing the highest quality traditional components and custom-made transformers.

Further fine adjustments can be made using the variable high-pass filter, three-stage attenuation and phase controls, enabling CHIMERA to create an infinite number of sonic colourations.
With a near-linear frequency response of 20Hz to 20kHz, CHIMERA will preserve the unique characteristics of your favorite mics and instruments into the recording stage, and the electronically balanced inputs and outputs ensure that CHIMERA will deliver your signal to your recording system with perfect integrity.

CHIMERA is made in Europe, having been conceived and designed in the UK, and developed and manufactured in Portugal.

“We have some amazingly talented engineers working for us in the Far East, but this project has grown out of my meeting with some great musicians and technicians on my visits to Portugal,” says brand founder Trevor Coley. “They have turned my concepts for a preamp into a stunning reality, and it’s all been done without a single trip outside our own continent. In this age of carbon emission awareness, this is something we’re very proud of, and we already have blueprints for several complementary products due to join our line-up in the near future.”

For more information:
Sontronics Website
Sontronics CHIMERA Section