Opamp Labs 10x4 Sidecar Recording Console Mixer Quad Eight Langevin

Up for sale is a Opamp Labs 10X4 recording console sidecar that has recently been serviced and is in excellent functional condition. The 20 channel console pictured in the first photo is for sale separately and not included in this listing.

10x4 Sidecar
(10) 360BM Microphone Preamps
(10) 325EQ Equalizers (Indcuctor based, two band, stepped frequency selection)
(10) Line inputs (unbalanced inputs)
4 echo sends per channel, pre/post selectable
4 busses with UTC A-22 output transformers
Direct outs on each channel through multipin connector

This Opamp Labs desk sounds excellent and is on par with any vintage console on the market including any discrete API, NEVE, Quad Eight, Electrodyne, Sphere or Spectra Sonics console from the same era. The console runs at +/-24VDC and has more headroom than an API console. All the EQ's use inductors giving the EQ a Pultec/Quad Eight smoothness not found in later IC chip designs. The microphone preamps sound punchy and full like a 1970's Quad Eight. According to Bob Olhsson of Motown fame: "Some of arguably the best sounding mixes of the 1970s (if not of all time) were made using the Opamp Labs-based console in Armin Steiner's Sound Labs mix room." This console is one of the rare Opamp Labs consoles built at the Opamp Labs factory by Bel Losmandy in Los Angeles, CA.

This sidecar was in daily use at my home studio in Portland, OR before it sold to Toronto, Canada a few years back. The console is currently located in Toronto and the current owner has been too busy with touring to use the desk regularly. Due to his busy schedule he has requested my assistance in the sale of the console.  If you are located in the US, I'd be happy to assist with the console installation for the cost of travel/time.

The console has been fully restored, cleaned and is in excellent condition. Since I personally have not used the console in a few years - the purchase price includes the cost of a tech inspecting the console functionality prior to shipping. Although this console has been restored and has been in daily use, it's almost 40 years old so if you purchase the console I'd suggest being technically inclined or having the resource of someone who is at your disposal upon delivery to help you use and set up the console appropriately. That said, maintenance on this console is easy - if there's ever a problem with a channel you just swap out the opamps with a spare and you're back to recording. All the opamp modules used in the console are still for sale via Opamp Labs in LA so I doubt you'll ever have anything that can't be handled quickly and cheaply.

Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you!