The sound was used on many famous recordings done at Abbey Road including The Beatles "Abbey Road" and Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon." This preamp is a recreation of the rare EMI TG12428 preamp used in EMI/Abbey Road recording and … £719 including VAT. Chandler’s modern take on the vintage design reconfigures it into a standard 2U, 19-inch rackmount design. I really like the Chandler TG2 preamp. There are three gain controls, with the most prominent—a large red chickenhead knob at the top of the unit—for setting coarse gain from +20 dB to +50 dB, in 12 steps. The new product lacks the DI input, and there are some other minor design changes, but the underlying sonic character remains as strong and attractive as ever.
... "Two word review: Holy Shit! Added to this is a new TG1 The rear panel has all the standard ins and outs. The Chandler Limited TG2 recreates the circuit and sound of the preamps in classic EMI recording consoles from the '60s and '70s, as used in the famed Abbey Road Studios. The Chandler Limited TG Microphone Cassette is a solid state channel strip derived from the revered EMI/Abbey Road TG12345 mixing console. It's a recreation of the EMI mic preamp found in the TG-series consoles, such as the one installed at Abbey Road. - John Merchant, Engineer- Bee Gees "I wasn't really in the market for a new pre amp, but based on the quality of Chandler Limited's other products I asked for a demo unit. A redesign of Chandler’s TG2 preamp/DI to fit a 500–series chassis. The first addition is the same DI available on the TG2. I have an assortment of what I considered to be the best mic pres ever made, but the sound I heard coming through the TG2 … This pre-amp features the same discrete transformer-balanced amplifiers as the TG series limiter and offers a creamy, smooth tone with a surprisingly open, clear top end (dare we say nicer than Neve? The Chandler Limited TG2 Pre Amp/DI is a recreation of the rare EMI TG12428 pre amp used in EMI/Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles in the late 60s and early 70s. The Chandler Limited TG1 is a recreation of the classic EMI TG12413 Limiter used in custom EMI and Abbey Road recording and mastering consoles from the late '60s.