Featured Vintage Gear

Featured Vintage Gear

We are well known for having a great selection of vintage gear on hand. Check out what we’re currently featuring!

Flickinger 226-9 Limiter (Vintage)

Custom Made Fairchild 660 by Studio Legend Dan Flickinger Daniel Fickinger custom built the 226-9 as a clone of the Ultra Famous Fairchild 660. Of the Six units known to have been built two reside in Golden Gate Records in San Francisco, Famed musician Lenny Kravitz is reported to own one, and there is this unit. This unit has an amazing pedigree as it was at the RECORD PLANT in Susalito California for many years. The Flickinger 226-9 is exactly like the Fairchild 660 in every respect but touted as being a bit more stable. Same UTC Massive Transformers and same tubes.

Price: $15,000.00

Neumann Custom Rack with Mastering Signal Chain (Vintage)

Custom Neumann Mastering Chain Neumann custom outboard rack featuring two Neumann U437SP, three Neumann OE Duo, and two Neumann HT-75. The U437SP is a classic mastering compressor used heavily in the 1970's. The OE Duo is known as one of the best sounding Neumann EQ's with a punchy, in your face sound while still remaining neutral. The setup is complemented with a pair of HT-75 High Pass/Low Pass Filters.

Price: $6,000.00

Pultec EQP-1R (Vintage)

Program Equalizer The Pultec EQP-1R is a classic passive program EQ, with three low boost/cut frequencies, three high cut frequencies and six selected HF boost frequencies. The unique quality of the EQP is its ability to boost and attenuate bass frequencies simultaneously, which allows you to shape the low frequencies of anything from a bass guitar to a whole mix with tremendous control.

Price: $5,500.00

Neumann KM64 Small Diaphragm Tube Microphone (Vintage)

Neumann KM64 Small Diaphragm Tube Microphone (Vintage). The KM64 ( mylar capsule, AC701 tube) is a transition model of the mid 1960s between predecessor KM54 (nickel capsule, A701 tube) and (after the short-lived KM74) the successor KM84 (mylar capsule, solid state FET amp).

Price: $2,750.00

DBX 160 VU Racked Pair (Vintage)

VCA Compressor Limiters 1976 The Father of VCA and RMS based noise reduction and compression David Blackmer founded dbx in 1971. His contribution to recording can be heard on most every record throughout the 70’s even up to the turn of the century.
Blackmer based his product concept of using decibel expansion (hence the name "dbx") to replace the peaks lost from the limited dynamic range of magnetic tape. His OEM VCA and RMS designs were used in the top large format mixing consoles like the Neve VR series.

The DBX 160VU was the first commercially available DBX pro compressor. The unit has a balanced differential input with a simple set of of control functions. It produces a distinctive pillowy roundness that works great on blowing up kick, bass and snare. RMS Level Detection with feed forward gain reduction get you well beyond normal compressor ratios variably into the one dubbed infinity (120:1) without creating distortion. The attack and release are auto so it is a set it and forget it style piece that will get you back to 1976 and to “Infinity and Beyond”

Controls are: Threshold (with lights indicating above and below threshold value); Compression ratio from 1:1 to Infinity:1; Output Gain from -20 to +20 db attenuation; and three meter settings for input, output, and gain change.

Price: $2,200.00

RCA 77A "Grandaddy" MI 4040B RIBBON MICROPHONE

1938-46 The RCA model 77A resembles the velocity mic in appearance and construction but it combines the principles of velocity and pressure operation. This mic is known as the 'grandaddy mic'.

Price: $5,500.00

Ampex ATR/Aria 102 Tape Machine (Vintage)

1" 2-Track with 1/2" Conversions Ampex ATR/Aria 102 1'' 2 Track with 1/2'' conversion Refurbished by ATR Services. The Ampex ATR/Aria analog machines are revered by top producers and mastering houses in the industry. They offer state of the art Aria Class A electronics as well as completely rebuilt electro-mechanical components, transport and motors. ATR Services developed the 1'' 2 track ''Flux'' heads to extend bandwith and improve warmth and tape compression.

Price: $16,500.00

Pultec EQH-2 (Vintage)

Passive Tube Program Equalizer This original mint condition "BlueFace" Pulse Techniques Inc, EQH2 is a 2 band passive program EQ that uses a 12AX7/6AQ5 tube gain stage driving a Triad HS50 output transformer in class A mode

The 2 Bands have selectable frequencies with continuously variable boost and attenuate (cut). Unlike the EQP1A the boost and cut can be used simultaneously giving the EQH2 its own unique character. This gives you the ability to sculpt the EQ while retaining that warm smooth Pultec sheen. The massive vintage transformers provide the depth and imaging. Add vintage American Mojo to your outboard collection and give much needed life and personality to your digital tracks. Simply put vintage Pultec EQ's are magical!

Bass Tracking Tip:
Try a Neve style DI boost 60Hz on the Pultec EQH2 and Compress (1176, DBX165). Fat and Funky

Low frequencies: 20-30-60-100 Hz

Boost: 13.5 dB, attenuate: 17dB

High frequencies: 3-5-8-10-12 KHz tube

Boost: 16 dB, attenuate: 16dB (10kHz shelf only)

Price: $3,500.00

RCA 77-C1 Vintage Ribbon Microphone

The RCA Type 77-C1 ribbon microphone was introduced in 1940 to provide a uni-directional pick-up pattern and wide frequency response. Frequency response with the 77-C series depended on the directional pattern selected but 50 Hz to 10 kHz was typical. It can be used in all applications where a uni-directional microphone is desirable and in addition can be operated at the turn of a switch located in the base of the unit as a bi-directional velocity microphone or as a pressure operated non-directional microphone. This unit is very rare and in good condition. Owned and used by the famous Indigo Ranch Studios, Sonic Circus now has the privilege to sell this hard to find vintage microphone.

Price: $2,850.00

Calrec PQ1161 3-Band Discrete Mic Pre/EQ (Vintage)

Class A/B Inductor Based 70’s module Originally designed for BBC Broadcast applications on the Calrec GP desks, these class A/B discrete modules date back to the mid 1970s

Price: $1,550.00

Quad 8 EQ Module Model 610LSEQ (Vintage)

The 610LSEQ is a classic Quad 8 EQ module. This parametric EQ is a 4 band EQ (Hi, Mid 2, Mid 1, Low) with a great sound that has been described as a unique cross between Neve and API without sounding like either of them. This module looks like it is in good shape but has not been tested and may or may not need work. Great for any line EQ this unit was owned and used at the famous Indigo Ranch Studios. These are getting increasingly hard to find and would make a great addition to any studio.

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Studer A80 VU MK-IV 2" 24-Track (Vintage)

Vintage 2" 24-Track Tape Machine This Studer 2'' A80VU MK IV recorder, comes with a remote, 24 channels of fully wired Dolby-A, and two MRL alignment tapes. The MK IV is a transformerless design and, as expected, the smooth Studer transport handles the tape with precision on its path across the erase, record and repro heads. A JRE head report will be provided with the deck.

Price: $8,500.00

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