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Universal Audio SOLO/610

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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Reviews
based on 11 customer reviews

inSync Review

by: Mitch Gallagher
Universal Audio’s involvement in the professional audio business goes back a long way — the original company’s products date back to Bill Putnam Sr.’s groundbreaking designs back in the 1950s. Now Uni... read more

Sweetwater Advice

Paul Allen
I've owned a SOLO/610 for years now and there's nothing else at this price point that offers the amount of vintage sound and detail that the 610 pre does. I use it first as my go-to tube pre on vocals, however many people (myself included) also use the DI for bass, keyboards, and guitar. I've even used the 610 as a DI live several times because nothing else seemed to get me the warm sound I wanted for bass.

I love it

by Ali Molaee from Iran
November 6, 2009
Music Background: Vocalist-Sound engineer-Composer
610 solo has a warm ,round, and rich sound with very good details...
With one good mic (mine is NEUMANN tlm 193)and a good converter (mine is APOGEE rosetta 800)you`ll realy enjoy of working w... read more [+]ith this pre and it`s high quality output..I love it for elec guitar and bass too!!
you can change gain and volume knobs to color a signal...I realy love it.
thanks UA. close [-]

Great for Room Mic Recording

by Kris Klein from Philadelphia, PA, USA
September 11, 2008
Music Background: Guitarist, Recording Engineer
I've tried the 610 on many sound sources including vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, direct guitars, direct bass, and mic'd bass, drums, percussion, Room-mic'd vocals and drums and i havent ... read more [+]found anything that i cant make sound great due to the versatility of this tube pre. You can get real clean sound as well as the extra warm sounds you may want. I have found that i like that it is portable and not rack mounted, the 9lbs of metal on rubber feet have held it still anywhere i put it. UA has been great not only in product but it customer service as well. I would recommend this to anyone who records music! close [-]

If you like vintage tube gear buy one ASAP!

by Mike West from El Paso, Texas
September 8, 2008
Music Background: Recording Engineer, Pro Musician
I have been recording bands for a long time... I recently purchased one of these to record a live performance for Jim Ward ( Sparta, At the Drive In ) on his solo performance and a show for his altern... read more [+]ative country band Sleepercar. I needed a pre amp that was portable and could give the tube warmth and character I was looking for. This pre amp was above and beyond what I expected... I own a ton of vintage tube gear and this totally stood its own ground... The outcome was top notch and I have used it since on bass which sounded gorgeous... as well as on guitars and actually even a kick drum.. amazing pre amp... and you cant beat the price!!! go buy one close [-]
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