Daking 32 Channel mic pre-amp professional mixing console 1112 sidecar mint warr

Description

DAKING Sidecar 1112 32 Channel
analog pre-amp mixer
Local Pickup or Buyer arranges Freight
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE FREIGHT
NO PAYPAL AT ALL
No TRADES !!!!!
Please fly in and examine it but
No returns / Sale is final
90 day Warranty and tech support.
Sorry folks but I have to say the following: If you don't know what this is PLEASE research it on your own. I am not taking informational questions. I spent a lot of time explaining to folks what a "sidecar" is.
If you don't understand what a 32 x 8 x 2 configuration is and that there is no master fder section since it is a SIDECAR,,,, PLEASE don't ask. This means that you are not a professional and not qualified to buy or use this console. Sorry I don't mean to be rude but a lot of you just assume that I am here to educate you. I just don't have the time.
If you don't understand that this is a 300 pound configuration and have no experience shipping or picking up expnsive electronics PLEASE don't ask. This is a freight item only (00-00 within the U.S. and 00 to the U.K. by a qualified and insured outfit like Rockit Cargo).
If you intend to buy the console with the buy it now then STICK ME with the freight like a complete jerk moron by the name of  (kevin shields from bloody valentine) did last year in England , definitely DO NOT ASK and DO NOT BUY IT NOW without understanding that there is FREIGHT to be added. Tha moron tried to pull a fast one on paypal claiming he expected free shipping. You need to pick this up in person or arrange for freight and pickup on your own.
You will need three or more men to handle this beast.
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Having said all of this, here is ALL the information that you will need.
Up for sale is my pristine 32 channel Daking sidecar mixer. If you don’t know what this is, it is simply 32 channels of the famous Daking mic pre amp with full eq and the ability to mix to eight bus outputs and a stereo output. Each channel also includes 4 sends.
Professional Recording Mixer
This is the ideal front end solution for a pro tools system. Daking is considered one of the best mic pre amps in the industry and their direct competitors are API, SSL, and NEVE etc. The world famous drummer Dave Weckl (Chick Corea, Mike Stern) uses Daking pre amps on all his drums recordings.
Maintenance
This mixer has been in my smoke free home studio and was used very scarcely over the past 5 years or so. It was professionally maintained and upgraded by David Thibodeau (Daking lead engineer and designer of the FET III compressor). David is Geoff Daking’s partner and is responsible for design and technical innovation at Daking. David upgraded the wiring on the chassis and replaced a rotary potentiometer on every channel. He tested the mixer and certified it up to date.
Cables/Patchbays/Stand
The mixer comes with a sturdy stand and a separate power supply. Each channel has a combination XLR/Line in input, a Direct output and sends.
Warranty
Since the mixer was completely gone over and maintained properly, I am including a non DOA and an additional 90 day warranty which includes repair/replacement by Daking Inc. This mixer is in almost brand new condition.
Price
Also, if the price seems a little high, consider that each Daking mic pre-amp retails for almost 00 and sells on ebay for around 50 dollars. When you factor in that you are also getting an eight bus mixer and 4 sends per channel, the value begins to establish itself at my selling price. I am not interested in any trades for anything by the way.
Shipping/Freight
SHIPPING or FREIGHT ARE NOT INCLUDED !!!!!!!!
Although freight on this mixer is possible, I highly recommend that a local pickup be performed. This is an extremely heavy item and will need a serious effort to move it. I can still get a quote for a door to door shipper who specializes in delicate electronics if you need it.
Email/Pictures
I would be happy to answer any questions about the mixer so please feel free to email
or call Lee at 703 834 8899
if you like. I can also provide more pictures if you need anything specific.
Offers
I may accept a reasonable offer but please don't be like the moron that sent a 00 dollar offer. All you will do is end up getting yourself BLOCKED from future bidding/communication etc. That was insulting. People never cease to amaze me.
Contact Info
Lee at 703 834 8899
Heavily Modified altec 1591a Mic Pre With Compressor.
Thinking about buying a k RS124 or overpriced 436C? Or looking for a world class mic pre + compressor? Consider this ground up, heavily modified and restored one of a kind mic pre with an incredible array of unique features you will simply never see ever again. Two years in the making, we present to you the coolest new mic pre/compressor on Reverb: this heavily modified, one of a kind Altec 1591A!
So try to wrap your head around how cool this feature is:
My amazing tech somehow figured out how to modify this unit to accept TWO of the famous plug and play Altec can preamps into this single unit (the silver can and purple can on the back). What does this mean? It means you now have two separate pre's on two separate inputs (one on a Switchcraft pigtail and the other on a chassis mounted switchcraft XLR input jack as shown). There is a pair of world class Altec pre's in one box! This has never been done before and will certainly never be seen again, totally one of a kind. The compressor card was completely rebuilt, new power cords, new caps and wiring, new tooology revisions and essentially a fresh modern redesign of a classic which has kept its warm tonal characteristics.
The unit has two power cords for this reason too, one of which also now feeds custom phantom power rails and a new white LED indicator light that shows if 48V+ is engaged or not. The front two panel knobs on the left are now input and output. It is essentially a two input mono microphone mixer, as you can use both inputs at once with a single output! One of a kind awesomenesss.
Each input has very different gain and tonal characteristics but both are quite colorful, clean and open. Neither oscillate or have any noise at all and have been fully rebuilt. The overall gain is greater than that of an RCA OP-6 too, yielding around 94db of overall gain(!!!). To put that in perspective, the Neve Portico is around 65db and the OP-6 is 72. Neither are suitable, imho, to power a beefy gain-hungry ribbon like an RCA 44.
Side note: I was told by some world class techs this could not be done btw ;)
What’s included in this listing:
This listing comes with two physical units, the aforementioned, a heavily modified unit with separate phantom power PSU in excellent condition. The other included unit is the non-functioning donor unit we took the compressor card out of. The donor unit can still can be turned into a cool little dual input line amp if desired as it still has the rest of the guts intact... sans the compressor card. The donor unit alone is worth about 800+ bucks. With the modified unit outperforming a 436, the price for both is a no-brainer.
THE VERBOSE AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
The first thing we did was to add phantom power. That pic of the light tan PSU (power supply) is the independent plug for phantom, as it has its own power supply separate from the chassis power plug. We used the redundant voltage toggle switch on the back to be repurposed to be the 48v+ toggle switch and installed a white LED under the switch (as shown) so you can see if it’s providing power too.
We then ripped the compressor card out of the donor unit and installed it in this guy and tweaked for optimal performance. All the red caps you se on the card are new. The compression slope is a bit wider and more useful now too. It’s still a nice and slow “vari-mu” compression style just like it’s big brother, the 436 but definitely a different animal. I find it more useful as it occupies the range of the most desirable ratios for vocals and instruments.
The gain and tone of this mic pre spanks the hell outta the ,000 boutique OP-6 and similar boutique pre’s with a whopping 95+db of overall gain! Your ribbon mics will be well equipped to give you the most open sound stage you’ve ever heard from a preamp. Dare I say the tone is nicer than the RCA’s as well? It’s factually far more versatile with two independent internal preamps modules in one box. Quiet noise floor and huge headroom. I was told this was quite a feat in itself to recap the unit to achieve such a quiet noise floor. This unit also does not oscillate at high levels either, pretty much clean all the way to the top.
The coolest modification:
The purple and grey cans are the actual isolated preamps in an external plug and play format unique to Altec and many of their other units of that era. Altec designeded these to work interchangeably with the 1591A and their other mixers and are highly sought after today. However they were never designed to work at the same time like this. We were able to modify the signal path so that BOTH mic preamps can be used and blended between, providing two totally unique tonalities in one amazing mic pre. Think about it, two mics on a single source with blendable outputs. Unheard of. The outer shell was pryed off and all components inside were replaced and modified too. To our knowledge, this has never been done before, making this a true one of a kind twist on a classic. This unit utilized both the 1588A isolated transistor preamp AS WELL as the 1588C preamp! Having two totally different mic pre’s in one is quite the hat trick and a great way to color your sound easily as you track, similar to the color modules by DIYRE but by utilizing multiple vintage holy grail Altec components at the same time.
We also added a Switchcraft pigtails for I/O on the back and recapped the entire unit (where needed) with the highest end audio components. We replaced the terminal strip with new parts and swapped the VU meter which was inoperable at the time we got it. We also switched out the ugly knobs to nicer looking EMI style chickenhead knobs from a Gates unit of that era. Lastly, we swapped the faceplate for a mint one that has no scratches.
PRICING:
The work alone cost me over 00 and each unit cost me a G so.... do the math. Since a pair of stock 436C's are k alone (modified RS124’s go for 3k+ each), this is priced to move. I love this unit but we are expanding our studio and have to sell off some of our more special gear to buy our upcoming LFC desk. You definitely can’t beat this price for a rare and unique unit such as this; a real crown jewel mic pre for any pro studio.
Thanks for looking~ stay safe out there