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Universal Audio UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection

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Gear it stands in for

  • Emulation of this unit

    Universal Audio 610

    Universal Audio's own model of its 610-A and 610-B valve preamps, including the valves, transformers and EQ.

    On 2 records here

  • Close match · alternative choice

    Universal Audio 6176

    Models the 610 valve preamp that forms the front half of the 6176; it has no compressor.

    On 2 records here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    Leak Point One

    A valve preamp of the same period with simple bass and treble controls, so it adds a comparable gentle valve colour; it is not a model of this unit, which was hi-fi rather than studio equipment.

    On 2 records here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    Universal Audio 4-710d

    A Universal Audio valve mic preamp, so it covers the valve side of this unit's blend; it is not a model of the 710 circuit and has no solid-state path.

    On 1 record here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    Tube-Tech Mic preamp (model not stated)

    A valve microphone preamp with transformers in and out, the same kind of circuit Tube-Tech builds. It comes from a different maker and is not a model of the unit on the record, which the source does not name.

    On 1 record here

  • Covers this kind of unit

    Universal Audio Tube console (model not stated)

    Universal Audio's own model of its 610 valve console preamps. The source does not name the model, so this stands for the maker's family of units: it is not a model of the one on the record.

    On 1 record here

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