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Universal Audio SOLO/610

Item ID: Solo610

All-tube 1-channel Mic Preamp and DI Box

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An All-tube Preamp/DI with Great Universal Audio Sound!

The SOLO/610 mic preamp/DI box from Universal Audio brings the best of their preamp designs to a single-channel format. The SOLO series features the solid build and audiophile components that define UA quality. It uses a portable form factor for convenient use in the control room or recording room, stage or desktop. The all-tube SOLO/610 provides characteristic warmth.

Universal Audio SOLO/610 Mic Preamp/DI Box at a Glance:
  • Classic Putnam Sound
  • Flexible sonic options


Classic Putnam Sound
The SOLO/610 delivers the classic Putnam 610 console sound to the single channel format in a rugged, highly versatile form factor, at a price every project studio can afford. Unlike stationary rack gear, the SOLO/610 can be conveniently used in the control room or recording room, on stage or desktop, due to its portable “go anywhere” design. Functionally lean but sonically mean, the SOLO/610 was carefully created to maintain all of the character of its vintage predecessor, and has the same solid build and audiophile components professionals expect from its more expensive UA siblings like the 2-610 and M610.

Flexible sonic options
Unlike its predecessors, the SOLO/610 has continuous Gain control with even greater range, allowing for more precise gain structuring and doubles as input signal padding. The SOLO/610 has all the essential features and maintains the 610’s flexible dual impedance selection for both Mic and DI inputs. The SOLO/610 also includes DI features like Thru plus Ground Lift and a versatile Line/Mic level output switch. The SOLO/610 is hand-assembled by Universal Audio in the USA.

Universal Audio SOLO/610 Mic Preamp/DI Box Features:
  • In: 1 x XLR, 1 x DI
  • All-tube preamp circuitry
  • Classic Putnam 610 console Mic Preamplifier and DI
  • Legendary all-tube sound finally at 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 like Thru and Mic/Line level output
  • UA build quality and heritage, hand-assembled in USA
  • Tube Complement: (1) 12AX7, (1) 6072

UA legacy in a portable unit - the Solo/610!

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Specification Detail
Preamp Type Tube
Number of Channels 1
Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz
Phantom Power Yes
EQ No
Compression No
Analog Inputs 1 x XLR (Mic), 1 x 1/4" (Hi-Z)
Analog Outputs 1 x XLR
Digital Inputs No Digital Inputs
Digital Outputs No Digital Outputs
Other I/O 1 x 1/4" (DI Thru)
Computer Connectivity No Computer Connectivity
Rackmount Spaces Not Rack Mountable
Height 5"
Depth 14"
Width 5.75"
Weight 9 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number SOLO/610

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Reviews

based on 16 reviews

It is a flexible classic sounding mic pre

by Terry Downey from Vancouver, BC Canada
July 19, 2011
Music Background: Recording Engineer, Music Producer, Recording Artist
I have owned a 610 solo for a year now and I do like the quality of the mic pre from a sonic to a durability quality. I is a rich tube that can go from warm and rich to fat and fuzzy. it is great for... read more [+] vocals that need harmonic distortion to add that extra emotion. it is great for bass to really fatten up its low end content. close [-]

amazing tone for everything

by mikiala yardley from kamuela, HI
June 27, 2011
Music Background: working musician, home recording enthusiast, teacher
I am a working musician who decided to invest in the UA 610 solo. My signal chain is very simple: RODE NT2A-mogami gold cable-UA solo 610-apogee duet 2-imac-LOGIC PRO STUDIO/PRO TOOLS 9. I play all ... read more [+]acoustic music MARTIN OMC 16, koa ukulele and bass guitar in the Hawaiian Genre.

The UA 610 solo completely blew up my mixes. Prior to, I had been tracking with the GRACE 101 and got very clean smooth results almost to a fault. After researching online, I realized that the 610 could possibly lively up my sound. This is an understatement.

Using my average NT2A mic for acoustic guitar and overdubbing 4x brought the most lush chorusing effect I could ever dream about. Using the D.I. to track BASS guitar brought a meaty and up front sound to the mix ( I can actually hear every bass note).
Vocals are not as clean as the GRACE 101 but the harmony parts RING and ZING!!!!! You have to really play with your gain structure to dial in a "likeable sound". The 610 is like having a pallette full of colors, you can shade here, darken there, whatever you want.
If you are a home recording studio enthusiast looking to warm up your sound, this is an awesome choice. It freakin' looks like some sort of weapon or something when you take it out of the box. I can imagine what a great mic will sound like through it. I would recommend getting this before a MIC that's $1K, it simply injects average mics with sonic steroids! ALOHA, hope this review helps... close [-]

The Solo Competition

by Terry Downey from Vancouver, BC
October 18, 2010
Music Background: Recording Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, Pro Musician
This piece of gear has done nothing but exceed my expectations in the vocal booth as a mic pre and giving me and my clients a huge warm silky vintage tube character only UA could truly offer.
A... read more [+] definite must for bass/GTRs and vocals.
of course using it with high quality gear will only enhance the mic pre capabilities and sonic achievement for your sound.
An amazing piece of art work. close [-]

PHAT SOUND

by from fl
May 4, 2010
Music Background: Music Producer
PHAT SOUND is all i can say about this little box. The wow factor is high, i use it so far for lead vox, wow, warm crist vocals, im so glad i got one after readin and searching..

HUGE rich sound!

by John Richtenhoeffer from New Orleans
February 18, 2010
Music Background: Rock, Pop, R&B, Rap Engineer
This is such a great sounding pre, that I can't believe I've gotten by without it for all this time!

Paired simply with an AT 450 into my Black Lion modded Digi 003R, I am absolutely SE... read more [+]T FOR LIFE with the best sound I could have dreamed of for way less than $5K!!! close [-]
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