Racked pair of Altec 1591A Mic pre/Comps

[The Tasmanian]

For Sale
Racked pair of Altec 1591A's
-> 2 x mic pre's, 2 x line amps, 2 x compressors.
Modded addition of 48 volt phantom power, switches on rear.
Huge sounding preamps.

I purchased them from Myles here a couple of years ago, who has used them a lot more extensively than I have, maybe he can pitch in on his experiences too.
Not getting enough use from me - someone else could have much fun!

GoCase shallow 6RU case.
Showroom condition.
$1600 for the pair

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[Paul Maybury]

Aaaaargh! Stop it Chris!!!!

[The Tasmanian]

no way!

foot on accelerator !

[dave01.cooper]

Consider them sold Chris!

Will PM you for details

[The Tasmanian]

Just so everyone knows - these are not tube units

[mylesgm]

These are a pretty funky set of comps with an excellent and very high gain mic preamp. The mic preamp is the 1588c canister which is a module that features a transformer input and a class A gain stage of 40db or so. That feeds the comp and with the fixed make up stage there's something like 90db in the unit. There's also a separate line input that you can blend with the mic input or use independently for mix processing. I racked this with a JLM power supply rather than altering the 110v circuit as it has a 24vc input for powering off batteries in the case of a power failure in a radio station. Great colour box but can be used cleanly depending on the source. Great for making some colourful bass or mashing a snare or room mic but I had some success with double bass too on jazz album too. I sold them when I was moving to a more portable setup but I'm sure who ever buys them will dig them. And yes they are not valve units...

[mylesgm]

forgot to mention the comp which has basic timing controls including a very long release setting. These could be modded easily if you wanted different options.