PAIR! -Northern Radio AM 5185/G 1969 - Tube compressor limiter expander microphone preamplifier preamp RCAF is a used item in excellent condition, listed on Reverb. The asking price is £2,978. It is offered by The Bonfires Vintage through Reverb. It is in our Preamps & Channel Strips category. Used Gear Hunter first saw this listing on 28 September 2026 and last saw it on 10 November 2026. It has been seen 33 times in our scans. Prices are converted from the seller's currency when we scan the listing, so the amount you pay may differ slightly. The seller sets shipping, and import duty or VAT may apply, so check the final cost and the item's details on Reverb before buying.

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Worldwide Shipping! Wow! -Original vintage matched pair Royal Canadian Air Force commissioned AM-5185 G tube microphone/ compression amplifiers in gorgeous working condition, freshly serviced, modded, and just, yeah, WOW. These are complete audio amplifiers, with appx 50 dB of input gain; suitable for all tube and condenser mics, and most dynamics, or line level processing. I do adore having the extra gain to drive line level sources at smashy levels in to the compressor/ limiter/ expander section, for some wild sonic possibilities. Definitely has shades of telefunken v72/ RCA BA federal AM864 vari-mu, vibes, gobs of tube saturation and smeary, smooshy goodness. Killer. This pair was purchased NOS, serviced, and modded for front panel control for compressor threshold and ratio, as well as controls for input gain, output gain, and expansion. XLR pigtails included. If you push them to the limits they get quite crazy, grabby, and distorted. It’s great to be able to go beyond euphony to create some really wild effects. These will be bombproofed, and fully insured for safe delivery. Enjoy!!!

PAIR! -Northern Radio AM 5185/G 1969 - Tube compressor limiter expander microphone preamplifier preamp RCAF

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