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It's all tubes and iron, with sophisticated modern power management circuitry to generate the high-voltage plate supply and high-current heater supply to power the tube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCareful design of this high-efficiency power circuit allows the Tubule to work within the space and power consumption limitations of a single module. Robust transformer coupling and flexible, wide-ranging gain controls make the Tubule perfectly suited to everything from low-output vintage ribbon mikes to the hottest modern condensers. The input pad, attenuator and gain control also work together to provide a wide tonal variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the cleanest tones, keep the input attenuator up and the gain control low. 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