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Livewire SPDI Passive Direct Box With Attenuation Pad
Livewire SPDI Passive Direct Box With Attenuation Pad
4.5 of 5 stars (54)
Product Price  $39.99
Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel
Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $3,999.00
Solid State Logic Revival 4000 Analog Channel Strip
Solid State Logic Revival 4000 Analog Channel Strip
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $1,999.99
Universal Audio 4-710d 4-Channel Mic Preamp
Universal Audio 4-710d 4-Channel Mic Preamp
5.0 of 5 stars (6)
Product Price  $1,999.00
BOSS VE-22 Vocal Performer Effects Processor
BOSS VE-22 Vocal Performer Effects Processor
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $384.99
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Audio Compressor
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Audio Compressor
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $1,549.00
BOSS RC-505mkII Tabletop Loop Station
BOSS RC-505mkII Tabletop Loop Station
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $659.99
API 3124V Discrete 4-Channel Mic/Line Preamp
API 3124V Discrete 4-Channel Mic/Line Preamp
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $3,295.00
Universal Audio LA-610 Mk II Classic Tube Recording Channel
Universal Audio LA-610 Mk II Classic Tube Recording Channel
5.0 of 5 stars (12)
Product Price  $1,999.00
(1) Open Box:
$1,759.12
Radial Engineering ProD2 Passive Stereo Direct Box
Radial Engineering ProD2 Passive Stereo Direct Box
5.0 of 5 stars (9)
Product Price  $209.99
Radial Engineering ProDI Passive Direct Box
Radial Engineering ProDI Passive Direct Box
5.0 of 5 stars (22)
Product Price  $134.99
48-Month Financing*
Warm Audio WA73-EQ One-Channel British Mic Pre & EQ
Warm Audio WA73-EQ One-Channel British Mic Pre & EQ
5.0 of 5 stars (3)
Product Price  $899.00
Or $19/month^ with 48 month
financing* Limited Time. Details
Rupert Neve Designs RNDI-M Active Transformer Direct Box
Rupert Neve Designs RNDI-M Active Transformer Direct Box
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $199.00
Universal Audio 1176LN Solid State Limiting Amplifier
Universal Audio 1176LN Solid State Limiting Amplifier
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $2,999.00
Price Drop
Cloud Cloudlifter CL-1 Mic Activator
Cloud Cloudlifter CL-1 Mic Activator
5.0 of 5 stars (16)
Product Price  $129.00
$149.00
TC Helicon Play Acoustic Vocal and Guitar Effects Pedal
TC Helicon Play Acoustic Vocal and Guitar Effects Pedal
4.0 of 5 stars (32)
Product Price  $289.00
Price Drop
Art S8 8-Channel Balanced Mic Splitter
Art S8 8-Channel Balanced Mic Splitter
5.0 of 5 stars (3)
Product Price  $385.00
$399.99
Solid State Logic Fusion Analog 2U Stereo Outboard Processor
Solid State Logic Fusion Analog 2U Stereo Outboard...
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $2,699.99
(1) Open Box:
$2,375.99
Radial Engineering Pro48 Active 48-Volt Compact Active Direct Box
Radial Engineering Pro48 Active 48-Volt Compact Active...
5.0 of 5 stars (6)
Product Price  $134.99
(1) Open Box:
$118.79
48-Month Financing*
Warm Audio WA-1B Optical Compressor
Warm Audio WA-1B Optical Compressor
5.0 of 5 stars (2)
Product Price  $1,299.00
Or $28/month^ with 48 month
financing* Limited Time. Details
Rupert Neve Designs Newton Channel Strip With Mic Pre + EQ + Compressor With Silk
Rupert Neve Designs Newton Channel Strip With Mic Pre + EQ...
5.0 of 5 stars (2)
Product Price  $1,999.00
Roland VT-12 Vocal Trainer
Roland VT-12 Vocal Trainer
4.5 of 5 stars (7)
Product Price  $299.99
(1) Open Box:
$263.99
Radial Engineering J48 Phantom Powered Active Direct Box
Radial Engineering J48 Phantom Powered Active Direct Box
4.0 of 5 stars (7)
Product Price  $259.99
Art P16 16-Channel XLR Balanced Patch Bay
Art P16 16-Channel XLR Balanced Patch Bay
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $99.99
ProCo Panic Button Mic A/B Box
ProCo Panic Button Mic A/B Box
4.0 of 5 stars (5)
Product Price  $146.99
(1) Open Box:
$129.35
Drawmer 1976 Stereo 3-Band Saturation and Width Processor
Drawmer 1976 Stereo 3-Band Saturation and Width Processor
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $1,369.00
Solid State Logic The Bus+ 2-Channel Bus Compressor and Dynamic Equalizer
Solid State Logic The Bus+ 2-Channel Bus Compressor and...
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $2,999.99
Behringer ULTRAGRAPH PRO FBQ3102HD 2-Channel 31-Band Graphic EQ With FBQ Feedback Detection System
Behringer ULTRAGRAPH PRO FBQ3102HD 2-Channel 31-Band...
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $189.00
Drawmer 1974 Stereo Parametric Equaliser
Drawmer 1974 Stereo Parametric Equaliser
5.0 of 5 stars (1)
Product Price  $1,369.00
TASCAM TA-1VP Vocal Processor With Antares Auto-Tune
TASCAM TA-1VP Vocal Processor With Antares Auto-Tune
4.0 of 5 stars (10)
Product Price  $499.00