SOLO/610 Classic Tube Preamplifier & DI Box
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The all-tube 610 Console Mic Preamp sound in a rugged, “go anywhere” design.
The SOLO/610 delivers the classic Putnam 610 tube console sound in a portable, highly versatile mic preamp design. It provides the silky, vintage warmth of the original console’s mic amp design, and will flatter and enhance any microphone or instrument with its iconic tones.
Thanks to its convenient form factor, the SOLO/610 can be conveniently used in the control room or the recording room, on stage, or on a desktop. Functionally lean but sonically mean, the SOLO/610 maintains the character of the 610 console — at a price every serious project studio can afford.
Now You Can:
Record through the classic tube circuit of the Putnam 610 console mic preamp and DI
Add tube girth and detail to any mic
Sculpt signals with Gain, Level, and Impedance controls for maximum tonal variety
Craft your sounds with classic UA tube circuits, hand-built in the USA
Vintage Tones, Modern Workflow
The SOLO/610 offers Mic and DI inputs, and Gain and Level controls for myriad clean or colored sounds. Unlike its predecessors, the SOLO/610 has continuous Gain control with even greater range, allowing for precise gain structuring. The SOLO/610 has all of the essential features of a professional mic pre, including 48v Phantom Power, Lo-Cut filtering, Phase Reverse, and flexible dual impedance selection for both Mic and DI inputs. The SOLO/610 also includes essential DI features like Thru use in conjunction with an amplifier, plus Ground Lift and a versatile Mic/Line level output switch.
Customer Reviews
P. Catella
June 17, 2011
This is an incredible preamp! Without throwing too much character into your recordings (some valve flavor, but not overwhelming), it is detailed and creamy - whilst still retaining a fair...
Read MoreJ. Music
March 30, 2018
Simple et efficace !
Sur les voix, basses, incroyablement simple et efficace, transparent et un peu plus coloré selon les besoins.
Read MoreA. Mitra
March 25, 2018
Great Purchase!
Absolutely Love this Unit! Recordings are so much better now! Even though I’m completely mixing ITB, the sound still retains the analogue warmth of the tube! Love it!
Read MoreP. Elorza
March 8, 2018
Wonderful!
Amazing sound in everything you plug in! Thanks Universal Audio for create this marvelous hardware!
Read MoreR. MACMULLEN
March 2, 2018
solo 610 perfection
solo 610 has the most perfect range and ease of use compared to the 12 preamps I have tested.hot tubes offer a perfect breakup for my gold top lp and clean for keys also fat bass groove...
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Key Features
Classic Putnam 610 console mic preamplifier and DI
Legendary all-tube sound, at a project studio price
Gain, Level, and Impedance selection for maximum tonal variety
Portable design for studio, desktop or stage
Rugged construction-steel chassis
DI features include Thru and Mic/Line level output
Hand-built in USA; backed by 1-year limited warrantySpecifications
Input Impedance
Mic Input - Selectable 450 ohms (Lo-Z) or 1.6 kilohms (Hi-Z)
DI Input - Selectable 2.2 megohms (Lo-Z) or 50 kilohms (Hi-Z)
Output Load Impedance
20 Hz to 20 kHz +/- 1 dB
Maximum Gain
61 dB
Tube Complement
(1) 12AX7, (1) 12AT7
Maximum Mic Input Level
-12 dBu, 1.0% THD+N Ratio
Maximum Instrument Input Level
+4 dBu, 1.0% THD+N Ratio
Maximum Gain Mic Input
55 dB (1.6K ohm input), 60 dB (450 ohm input)
Mic/Instrument In Frequency Response
20 Hz to 20 kHz, +/- 0.1 dB
Maximum Gain Instrument Input
37 dB
Dimensions
L: 14"
W: 5 3/4"
H: 5"
Weight
9 lbs.
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Customer Reviews
SOLO/610
P. Catella
This is an incredible preamp!
Without throwing too much character into your recordings (some valve flavor, but not overwhelming), it is detailed and creamy - whilst still retaining a fair amount of bite and good transient response.
While they are not know for having much headroom, I'd say that for dynamic and condenser microphones (along with many newer ribbons), they offer more than enough gain - along with value and tone.
It's a classic UA piece; and it's easy to add some extra harmonic content to your sound, although they are quite hard to fully drive. They keep their clarity and detail even in higher gain settings, and you never feel like you're losing control of the sound. Ever.
I found them to be so good.... I bought two. Try putting a Neumann U67 or a Brauner Phantera through them, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Now, a bit of constructive criticism: metering could be better; the one and only light that gives you an indication of gain is unusable, in any situation. The case, although very sturdy and thought-out, is bulky and somewhat unattractive. And a few more dB's of gain would make me feel more at ease overall.
But if you're like me, and only really care about the sound, then I can't fault them in any way.J. Music
Simple et efficace !
Sur les voix, basses, incroyablement simple et efficace, transparent et un peu plus coloré selon les besoins.
A. Mitra
Great Purchase!
Absolutely Love this Unit!
Recordings are so much better now!
Even though I’m completely mixing ITB, the sound still retains the analogue warmth of the tube!
Love it!P. Elorza
Wonderful!
Amazing sound in everything you plug in! Thanks Universal Audio for create this marvelous hardware!
R. MACMULLEN
solo 610 perfection
solo 610 has the most perfect range and ease of use compared to the 12 preamps I have tested.hot tubes offer a perfect breakup for my gold top lp and clean for keys also fat bass groove ,smooth vocals .no comparison in the market .congrats once more UAD .Ralph
V. Juric
One of the best preamps
Great, great, great preamp!
V. Juric
One of the best preamps
Great, great, great preamp!
J. Ham
An amazing addition
This item will do your studio well! It gives your vocal and acoustic recordings. I haven't used it on electric guitar or bass, will soon. Honestly, Universal Audio is the name you can trust in audio. Get it, use it you will not turn back. Thanks UA!
R. CLEMENTE
Just amazing
I have this beautiful micpre already for 10 years it is just amazing how beautiful this sounds
e. rafael
consideracion
exelente por ahora mi favorito para mi neuman en voses bajo y guitarras
n. lambertson
The big difference.
This piece of gear pushed my recordings from the "okay" sound to the "yes" sound. I have two, and I use them as DIs for my synthesizers and drum machine. If you want to record line in, you need a DI to boost the signal and clean it up. Go for one of these tube DIs, you will not regret it. It's a little expensive, but it's a beautiful, handmade piece of art that may last you for many many years.
UAD User
just so nice
tubey dooby i love this pre. everything sounds so nice and thick and real.
A. Tebeleff
Great for bass
Killer bass tone
P. Freitag
Groovy Tube
Awesome unit! If it were a chick... I'd marry it!
w. triyawong
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S. KreisDrei
jsut great
i like it very much, giving me the warm sound for my anlogue maschines i need.
A. Dees
Just the sound I was missing!
Tried a few other mic preamps but none gave me the warmth and character that I get from my UA 610 solo! Hands down the best in its class!!!
L. Fernandes
solid
The Solo 610 is an awesome preamp/DI, which warms up your tracks. I've been using it intensively for 6 years now and can't praise it more..
It also saturates pleasantly when needed.
Extremely recommended.E. Chong
AMAZING PIECE OF KIT
One of the best sounding DI boxes out there. LOVE it especially on bass and mic'ing harsh sounding brass instruments.
J. Cheek
Classic piece of gear
This was the first preamp I ever bought when starting out and I've never looked back. Used it for everything over the years. In particular now I love just plugging a bass straight in and knowing that I'm going to get a great sound straight away!
Thank you!!
