£30,000

REX 3 Tube Preamplifier

The culmination of 25 years of engineering excellence from Balanced Audio Technology, the fully balanced REX 3 preamplifier represents the pinnacle of the company’s purist approach to creating an audio control center without peer.

Featuring a stunning new industrial look that complements its internal circuit improvements, the 18-tube REX 3 provides the greatest levels of transparency and musicality of any preamplifier in BAT’s renowned history.

Comprised of a vacuum-tube power module and separate control module, the groundbreaking two-box component features second-generation amorphous-core output transformers wound with Cardas Audio’s finest OFC wire. Equally remarkable, the 10-tube REX power module incorporates additional oil-filled capacitors in an enhanced SuperPak assembly. Sonically, these critical additions offer finer dynamics, clarity, and top-to-bottom extension when compared to the already stellar previous REX generation. The easy-to-use REX 3 also boasts an incredible user interface and plenty of customizable options. And with the REX 3’s proprietary electronic shunt volume attenuator, you can always get the volume just right.

Specifications

Inputs5x XLR
Outputs - Main2x XLR
Outputs - Tape1x XLR
Maximum Gain18dB
Global FeedbackNone
Volume Control Resolution0.5dB
Volume Control Number of Steps140
Frequency Response2Hz to 200kHz
Input Impedance (minimum)100kΩ
Output Impedance200Ω
Noise (unweighted)-100dB
Distortion at 2V output0.005%
Maximum Output Signal50V
Absolute PolaritySwitchable
Tube Complement - Control Module8x 6H30
Tube Complement - Power Module2x 5AR4, 4x 6C19, 2x 6H30, 2x 6C45
Power Consumption - Control Module220VA
Power Consumption - Power Module250VA
Dimensions - Each Module19" x 5.75" x 15.5"
Weight - Control Module40lb.
Weight - Power Module36lb.