Legendary Altec 9200 Recording Console 1960’s - restored and modified

This 10x4 analog Altec 9200 recording console is for sale via pre-order only. The details below go in order of history, pedigree and specs. This is a fully recapped turnkey console, now in perfect working order but getting some big upgrades over the fall such as phantom power, topology upgrades, new motorized stand (looks identical to the original), new XLR/TRS companion rack and more. This is the exact same year, make and model Lady Gaga just did her last album with Dan Auerbach (console sold around a quarter million from Bradley's Barn). It's also THE console Bob Dylan, Carol King and The Beach Boys worked on at A&M in the 1960’s. Modified completion is estimated to be completed around the fall/winter of 2026, though it is currently fully functional and being used as a front end board at JML Recording Studios, 15 minutes from Manhattan NYC. *** Message us to speak with us for further details *** Artists to have recoded on the fabled Altec 9200 console: Bob Dylan Grateful Dead Joan Baez Ray Charles Dan Auerbach The Black Keys The Beach Boys Lady Gaga Cher The Lumineers Lenny Kravitz Herb Alpert Burt Bacharach Joni Mitchell Carole King Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter Loretta Lynn Conway Twitty George Jones Brenda Lee Gordon Lightfoot J. J. Cale Leon Russell Townes Van Zandt Booker T. Jones Miike Snow Dave Grohl Gotye Joan Baez The Beau Brummels & more ——————— UPDATES: Feb28 - New spare parts purchased that will be included if not used: extra Langevin PSU (now recapped and working), 4 new amps, extra OEM 600 ohm faders, etc. March 8 - A second 9062a has been locate and purchased for the meter bridge. March 21 - New aluminum CNC prototype machined meter bridge to house the two new Altec 9062A "motown" EQ’s has been designed and ordered. Both Eq's have been serviced. April 10 - Joshua Lutz (of JML Studios) has recapped all 14 amplifiers and both power supplies (the original and the Langevin spare 24V supply). All four 9061 channel strip EQ’s are all working. All ins and out working. Grounding reworked. June 19th - Martin Eich of Custom Audio Labs spent roughly 60 hours on final restoration of functionality. VU meters rebuilt and working. 4 busses now working. All channels passing audio. All 10 ins and 10 outs (4 bus out, 6 line out) are fully working. Board is now fully recapped. July 8th - Began installing the new 9062A's and companion patch bay (via all new molex). Sept. 1st - Board is being used in tracking sessions and sounds great. We are waiting on the CNC shop to deliver the meter bridge and mic/line panel but other than that, board is complete and fully functional. Sept. 18 - New motorized stand installed and operational. Second spare PSU recapped, tested and working. New grounds added to channel strips for quieter operation. Oct 23 - phantom works now. First 2 Meter bridge Mockups were erroneous (wrong grain direction and an ugly seam in the middle) so making sure that’s right. New wood veneer covering and stain. New green armrest cover (identical color, old cover had a rip in it). Almost there! ———————— This is a unique listing to preorder arguably one of the greatest consoles ever made. It’s estimated only 4 or 5 complete working 9200’s still exist in the wild. This is one of the only known, all original, complete working desks left in existence. It's not only one of the best sounding desks on earth but also one of extreme historical pedigree up there with Redd, Helios, Focusrite, the Trident A-Range series, etc. Rarer than even an original 80 series Neve or original API 1604/2488, as far fewer were ever made and even fewer 9200’s exist. There are even fewer 9200's in existence than there are REDD desks left, and other than the Beatles, the 9200 boasts far more historical records, as seen above. THE HISTORY OF THE LEGENDARY 9200A CONSOLE The Altec 9200A console was considered one of the best sounding recording consoles of all time, famously recording artists like Bob Dylan, Loretta Lynn, Santana, Cher, Beach Boys, Grateful Dead, Frank Sinatra and more. Many of the artists above, such as Bob Dylan and Loretta Lynn, have worked on this exact 10x4 console in LA while installed at A&M studios in the mid 60’s. The seller we procured this desk from told us that the console was originally pulled from A&M Studios in LA. From our research, there is persistent industry discussion that A&M Studios DID have an 9200A desk in 65-68, possibly '69. The board was made in CA and delivered to A&M in '65, which we have confirmed. A&M Engineers during that time also do recall this Altec 9200A 10×4 console at there before later custom Howard Holzer desks were installed in 1969 (which then lived there until 1975). This is why the Altec disappeared from records after 1969. During 65-69, while this board was active, some of A&M's biggest albums were recorded, such as Bob Dylan, Loretta Lyn and many others. The board has remained largely untouched since then, until our…