I love that you mentioned the looks of the amp which alot of players probably don't think matters at all but, usually after i practice with other musicians, my wife likes me to put my gear away if it's in our living room which includes the amps i use also. I am thinking she would approve of this one being able to stay as it certainly is a fine looking piece of wood.
The classy aesthetic of the Circa 74 is very alluring, and would look great in our living room alongside our mid-century furniture! That said, I agree with a few other commenters that think the omission of phantom power for the XLR input is limiting. I play fingerstyle, and for a great acoustic sound, blending my pickup (K&K) signal with a condenser mic can’t be beat. A phase switch and mute button would be useful as well. Perhaps they’ll one day release a version with an enhanced feature set. While my Fishman Performer is a tough act to follow as far as acoustic combo amps go, I will take the Circa 74 for a test-drive when they start showing up in my area.
Beautiful sounding and looking amp. Great demonstration. What I did not see on the controls - no Phantom power button. Without Phantom power, one can not directly input a lot of excellent mics, like your Ear Trumpet mic, for vocals, unless one buys an additional Phantom power supply or puts a voice processor in series with the mic. Any thoughts why no Phantom power?
I was just curious if no Phantom power was an oversight. I use a SM86 vocal mic into either my 15 year old Roland AC60 or 5 year old Fishman Lounbox Artist amps, and both have Phantom power buttons. No problems with condenser mic feedback for my applications, but I hear what you are saying. @@ibolazzz
This kills me! Anyone purchasing this for aesthetics probably has a cool vintage mic to go with it. Dealbreaker for me..I’ll trade in my Fishman the day they decide to include it! I use a cloudlifter with my super 55, might be able to get by without it, but not a $1200 experiment for me.
