Gates M-5281 1960s

FOR SALE: RARE COMPLETE GATES STUDIOETTE BROADCAST CONSOLE SYSTEM – $6,000

If you're a collector of vintage broadcast equipment, recording studio owner, or audio historian, opportunities like this don't come along very often.

Up for sale is an early Gates Studioette Model M-5281, removed from a radio station as a complete broadcast system. This was not a stripped console or a collection of random parts. It came from one installation, and I received virtually everything that was removed with it—including the original companion equipment, hardware, wiring, and documentation.

I have searched extensively and have never seen another complete package like this offered for sale. While I can't claim it's the only one in existence, I can honestly say I haven't found another intact Studioette system with its original companion equipment still together.

Included in the sale:

✅ Gates Studioette Model M-5281 Broadcast Console

✅ (2) Original Russco Broadcast Phono Preamplifiers

✅ Original Russco Power Supply

✅ Original Remote Control/Level Control Assembly

✅ Original terminal strips, XLR mounting plates, cables, brackets, connectors, and installation hardware

✅ Original Gates literature and documentation for this exact model

Features

Original tube-era Gates broadcast console

Exceptionally clean inside and out

Original wiring harnesses remain intact

Russco modules feature genuine UTC transformers, highly sought after by vintage broadcast and recording enthusiasts

Beautiful original construction throughout

A true piece of American broadcast history

Condition

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Audio has not been tested

Sold as an untested vintage broadcast system due to its age

Please review all photos carefully—they are part of the description

This system would be an incredible addition to:

Professional recording studios

Vintage broadcast collections

Museums

Restoration projects

Serious collectors of classic American broadcast equipment

Finding a Gates Studioette is uncommon.

Finding one with its original Russco companion equipment, power supply, remote control assembly, documentation, wiring, hardware, and installation components still together is exceptionally rare.

I am selling this as one complete package only. I will not separate any of the components.

Price: $6,000

Located in Visalia, California