Electric & Company Stereo Ampex 601 Tube Mic Preamp DI 600 Series

About 1 to 2 Week Lead on this. Photos are of different units that have gone out. Last pic is of this unit's face plate. This unit does have some cool patina, and an extra toggle switch by the DI jacks on the front(switch does not do anything).

We have restored and modified more Ampex 600 Series units than ANYONE-EVER. Really. If you are looking to get an Ampex 600 Series, these are the droids you are looking for- no other refurb or mod work comes remotely close to this level of quality and experience. And- we do it in stereo. The power supply, chassis, and general layout provide all of the necessary infrastructure for a stereo preamp, they just didn't come setup that way. THIS UNIT FEATURES TWO DISCRETE CLASSIC ORIGINAL AMPEX 601 MIC PREAMPS IN ONE CHASSIS. They sound incredible- warm and colored with enough gain for ribbons.
In addition to COMPLETELY RECAPPING, REWIRING, AND OVERHAULING the entire unit, we have made some modifications for modern studio use:

BOTH CHANNELS COMPLETELY TRANSFORMER BALANCED IN AND OUT WITH TOP-OF-THE-LINE CINEMAG INPUT AND Beefy Edcor Steel OUTPUT TRANSFORMERS. Tons of gain retaining all of the vintage color and warmth, but with none of the noise, questionable components or unnecessary tape circuits.

BOTH CHANNELS FEATURE A PROPER DI STAGE located on the front panel feeding the grid of the first tube stages. These DI's absolutely kill. Made the way our good lord intended- a 1/4" input feeding straight into a vintage American tube stage.

BOTH CHANNELS FEATURE INDEPENDENT GAIN CONTROL AND SHARE A STEREO MIC- MIC PAD- and LINE PAD SELECTOR located on the middle rotary switch. These sound TREMENDOUS in Line Mode during mixdown.

VU METER SETUP TO TOGGLE BETWEEN CHANNELS, AS WELL AS BYPASS.You can monitor either channel one or channel two or bypass the meter when driving the unit hard. These units have real VU meters and pegging them for extended periods can burn them out- the bypass switch allows you to drive the unit as hard as you like, and preserve the meter.

This unit is completely overhauled and ready to make fantastic recordings right out of the box. Two completely restored, classic American tube mic preamp/DIs for this price is unreal.