On ebay today is the absolute ultimate vintage recording console, and I want it

This one is really special. I would love to have this in my studio! Note that I have also posted this console on my other blog, its full of ...

Another Cadac, these are starting to pop up a bit more often

This looks like a bargain perhaps?

This is a new brand to me! Ive never seen them before, but they look a bit like Glensound or early EMI pieces

This is a very nice looking British console...

Another cute Neve on there today

This is on the bay today

I posted over on Its Full Of Stars about the studio in Basing Street in the 70s. Theres more pics over there, and a bit of info. This desk ...

I have posted this video over on my other blog here because I love it so much! This is also an update to this post and this post featurin...

Here is a beautiful API 2416 on ebay Australia

Knowing not much about Philips consoles I did a bit of digging around and discovered quite an interesting thread over on gearslutz

This is a very interesting little console, on ebay today

I snapped this from the telly, a doc about TP&the heartbreakers. That looks very much like an MCI 416 b, possibly Muscle Shoals?

Theres a cool API on Primal Gear at the moment. No price though

Being sold by AES Pro Audio UK

I found this incredible console over on this website

Here is an amazing Amek console, currently on ebay

OK, and heres one for sale by Sonic Circus at the moment, I love the look of this thing!

The previous post featured the under-loved 8108, and heres some proper pictures of one, recently sold by Primal Gear

Theres an  8108 console on the bay right now. Sorry for the lowres picture, its all they have...

I just posted over on my other blog about mixing on my analog desks, with some video

This is my 100th post for Balance, so I thought I would do something a bit different. Here is a review of the various consoles used by the t...

For some reason I haven't posted much about SSL desks. Maybe they don't come up for sale so often or something, or maybe they don...

How about this little baby? This has to be one of the sweetest 12 channel mixers ever made

There's a rather interesting looking late 80's Cadac on ebay

Heres a huge Neve console for sale in Chicago

This is on eBay Latvia. I had not herd of these, and can find very little on the net about them

I know it's not really possible to have two holy grails, and I have already allocated that honor here , but here goes anyway

This does look nice

Here is a beautiful later vintage Calrec, also on the bay

This is about to end on eBay

I have certainly been neglecting our Japanese friends in this blog, as pointed out by Brandin, who refurbishes these beautiful consoles

Another bargain it seems on eBay. UPDATE via Wolfgang Willms - seems this was a scammy auction. Here is the feedback from the buyer: "T...

This came up on ebay recently, one of the Tweed consoles from this cool studio

This picture and info was sent to me by Gareth Connor of GJC Designs. Many thanks!

This picture and info was sent to me by Gareth Connor of GJC Designs. Many thanks!

This picture and info was sent to me by Gareth Connor of GJC Designs. Many thanks!

This picture and info was sent to me by Gareth Connor of GJC Designs. Many thanks!

This picture and info was sent to me by Gareth Connor of GJC Designs. Many thanks!

Someone is selling 32 original Telefunken V72a pre amps for £10k

This was on the bay last week. The Holy Grail!

Here are some beautiful Studer 089 modules

Here is another console the previous seller is selling

I'd never heard of one of these before. Its an EMT console called an MM40, and its for sale on the Tape OP message board

I found some information from Geoff Tanner about the history of some of the classic Neve consoles, like the beautiful 8014 below. So I took...

I visited a studio in Brixton, London yesterday for the recording of some strings for an album we're doing. They had a massive Neve VR s...

I posted a picture of this amazing console before, but here is more info on it

Another ebay auction that just ended with 0 bids