Tube-Tech MEC 1A
Recording Channel (mic preamp + EQ + opto compressor)
Channel Strip$7,000Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Channel Strip
- Description
- Recording Channel (mic preamp + EQ + opto compressor)
- Topology
- all-tube design (except power supply/sidechain control circuit), transformer-balanced I/O; combines MP1A mic preamp, EQ 1A-derived 3-band active EQ, and CL2A-derived opto compressor
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono
- Form factor
- 19-inch rack
- Rack units
- 2U
- Powered
- Yes (internal mains PSU)
- Frequency response
- 5 Hz - 60 kHz @ -3 dB
- Impedance (Ω)
- >1.2k (mic preamp input)
- Country of manufacture
- Denmark
Details
Controls: Mic preamp gain (+20 to +70 dB, coarse/fine switches), -20 dB pad, phase reverse, phantom power switch; 3-band EQ (low/high shelving, mid bell with variable Q); Compressor: ratio 1.5:1-10:1, variable attack/release, VU meter (Out/GR)
I/O: Transformer-balanced, fully floating input/output
Notable use: All-in-one all-tube tracking channel combining preamp, EQ, and opto compression
Notes: $7,000 is stated explicitly as MSRP by Vintage King; street price seen around $6,299-$6,625. Compressor stage is opto-tube (FLAG), same family as CL 2A.