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Post by Coil Audio on Dec 22, 2018 14:00:42 GMT -6
Hey RGO'ers Big Steve from Coil Audio here - Our pal, mentor, and actual rocket scientist, Jack Rock, has a small batch of his 'Emotion Machine 175' comps available for sale and John K thought we should post about them here to see if there are any interested parties. These are handbuilt using NOS iron and tubes and include a special mod from Jack that makes the Attack and Release more reactive than the stock original. Other than that - this is a true stock 175. If you are at all familiar with these then you know how incredible they sound. When compared to the new VK reissue - we laughed out loud - seriously. Jack uses 6BC8s for these typically but there is a pair of them available with 6386s if anyone has that itch. Prices are $3500 for the 6BC8 version and $3700 for the 6386 version (update: i think maybe only one is available now and the other spoken for) He can also match pairs if needed. Jack usually makes about a dozen or so a year and has a cache of the NOS iron and tubes so anyone with any interest can usually secure one by simply contacting us at anytime via email **info@coilaudio.com** I'll try to field any questions here but feel free to drop us a line for a quicker response as im still in the shop shipping last minute Coil orders. Fun sidenote: He's also building an exact clone of his stock Fairchild 670 (that came new in the box from a rural German radio station) that we have enjoyed and made countless records with over the last 20 years. When i say exact - we're talking right down to the special saturating filament transformer. Its super impressive and we'll post some pics of it when it wraps for everyone to drool over. Happy Holidays!   |
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 22, 2018 15:52:01 GMT -6
Seeexy
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 22, 2018 15:53:16 GMT -6
The iron seems to matter so much
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Post by riprowan on Mar 10, 2022 9:23:06 GMT -6
I know this site has strict no-spam rules but I am hoping that John will let this slide because it's so unusual. I have one of these compressors currently for sale on Reverb. I don't think Jack is still making these, so if you ever wanted one of his 175 units, this is a very good opportunity to pick one up at a very reasonable price. reverb.com/item/51884781-nos-universal-audio-175-clone-by-replica-electronics-emotion-machinesThanks in advance John for allowing me to share this link with the community. |
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Mar 10, 2022 12:23:05 GMT -6
I know this site has strict no-spam rules but I am hoping that John will let this slide because it's so unusual. I have one of these compressors currently for sale on Reverb. I don't think Jack is still making these, so if you ever wanted one of his 175 units, this is a very good opportunity to pick one up at a very reasonable price. reverb.com/item/51884781-nos-universal-audio-175-clone-by-replica-electronics-emotion-machinesThanks in advance John for allowing me to share this link with the community. Already gone? |
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Post by indiehouse on Mar 10, 2022 12:57:35 GMT -6
Drool.
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Post by yotonic on Mar 10, 2022 15:47:30 GMT -6
Oh no...
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Post by ericn on Mar 10, 2022 17:28:22 GMT -6
Hey RGO'ers Big Steve from Coil Audio here - Our pal, mentor, and actual rocket scientist, Jack Rock, has a small batch of his 'Emotion Machine 175' comps available for sale and John K thought we should post about them here to see if there are any interested parties. These are handbuilt using NOS iron and tubes and include a special mod from Jack that makes the Attack and Release more reactive than the stock original. Other than that - this is a true stock 175. If you are at all familiar with these then you know how incredible they sound. When compared to the new VK reissue - we laughed out loud - seriously. Jack uses 6BC8s for these typically but there is a pair of them available with 6386s if anyone has that itch. Prices are $3500 for the 6BC8 version and $3700 for the 6386 version (update: i think maybe only one is available now and the other spoken for) He can also match pairs if needed. Jack usually makes about a dozen or so a year and has a cache of the NOS iron and tubes so anyone with any interest can usually secure one by simply contacting us at anytime via email **info@coilaudio.com** I'll try to field any questions here but feel free to drop us a line for a quicker response as im still in the shop shipping last minute Coil orders. Fun sidenote: He's also building an exact clone of his stock Fairchild 670 (that came new in the box from a rural German radio station) that we have enjoyed and made countless records with over the last 20 years. When i say exact - we're talking right down to the special saturating filament transformer. Its super impressive and we'll post some pics of it when it wraps for everyone to drool over. Happy Holidays! View AttachmentView AttachmentYou guys just want one here in KC to demo right 😎 |
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Post by indiehouse on Mar 10, 2022 19:10:38 GMT -6
Ha! That would have been a $4200 dollar compressor after shipping and taxes. Looked sweet, though. Bet it sounds fantastic.
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Post by EmRR on Mar 11, 2022 16:27:38 GMT -6
Whew….I wouldn’t pay $400 for one to use….just flip! YMMV. Yeah…and I’m the tube guy…..
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Post by jeremygillespie on Mar 11, 2022 17:00:27 GMT -6
Whew….I wouldn’t pay $400 for one to use….just flip! YMMV. Yeah…and I’m the tube guy….. We had a pair of (real) 175b’s at the studio and I just couldn’t get on with them. I used to try them all the time on different sources and I was always confused as to what the hype was all about. I always just thought I was a dunce. Not saying I’m not, but nice to know somebody else doesn’t get it. |
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Post by EmRR on Mar 11, 2022 17:12:54 GMT -6
Whew….I wouldn’t pay $400 for one to use….just flip! YMMV. Yeah…and I’m the tube guy….. We had a pair of (real) 175b’s at the studio and I just couldn’t get on with them. I used to try them all the time on different sources and I was always confused as to what the hype was all about. I always just thought I was a dunce. Not saying I’m not, but nice to know somebody else doesn’t get it. Yeah we had access to 3 at one place for awhile and no one ever kept them in the path long. Come to think of it there were 2 at another place, same reaction there. There were 26U’s and SA-39’s and Stalevels and BA-6’s around and those all got used. I always thought people liked them because they were physically small and more full featured than others of that size. Not because of the sound….which they hadn’t heard or compared to other things. Kinda like demanding all comps have adjustable attack and release, even when you don’t know enough to know why that’s nonsensical in certain cases. Anyways…..plenty of other better things for the same or less….but some people gotta have everything. |
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Post by Coil Audio on Mar 11, 2022 19:31:01 GMT -6
Whew….I wouldn’t pay $400 for one to use….just flip! YMMV. Yeah…and I’m the tube guy….. We had a pair of (real) 175b’s at the studio and I just couldn’t get on with them. I used to try them all the time on different sources and I was always confused as to what the hype was all about. I always just thought I was a dunce. Not saying I’m not, but nice to know somebody else doesn’t get it. Hmmm - someone probably did something stupid to it (them). Pretty common for shade tree 'techs' to mess with these for absolutely no reason. There was also a few diff. stock versions (bill putnam was a cheapskate) I've heard the same type of commentary when referring to 670 or 660s that had been 'serviced' by a certain west coast tech personality. Rule of thumb with gear of this pedigree- if it doesn't sound better immediately it's probably broken, the user is ignorant in how to interface with it, or it's been serviced poorly - or a mix of all three. We used a UA175 on almost all Spoon vocals, Patty Griffin vocals, ....and You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead etc. etc - the list is endless. We didn't use it because "it was cool" - we used it because it sounded great, like a tube 1176. Noticeably better upon entry - but as with all things YMMV |
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Post by Coil Audio on Mar 11, 2022 19:48:45 GMT -6
I know this site has strict no-spam rules but I am hoping that John will let this slide because it's so unusual. I have one of these compressors currently for sale on Reverb. I don't think Jack is still making these, so if you ever wanted one of his 175 units, this is a very good opportunity to pick one up at a very reasonable price. reverb.com/item/51884781-nos-universal-audio-175-clone-by-replica-electronics-emotion-machinesThanks in advance John for allowing me to share this link with the community. Already gone? It is Indeed gone already - these all sold at lightning speeds when they were available and from what Rip has told me is that he would of kept it if it could be modified for European AC mains. Which it cannot (at least not easily). Im afraid that is the last batch of EM175's (at least for a while) as Sir Jack Rock is recovering from some health stuff. He just finished a stock 670 made from entirely NOS parts (sans the chassis/faceplate) - hand wiring every little piece himself to replace the one he sold recently to a collector (one he purchased New in the Box from a rural radio station's service closet in East Germany when the Wall came down) - it'll be sad to see that one go (buyer was nice enough to allow Jack to keep it while he built the new one) but the new one sounds just as golden. if not a bit better - Anyway, if for some reason he does do another small batch -we'll toss up a post. |
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Post by Coil Audio on Mar 11, 2022 19:51:57 GMT -6
Hey RGO'ers Big Steve from Coil Audio here - Our pal, mentor, and actual rocket scientist, Jack Rock, has a small batch of his 'Emotion Machine 175' comps available for sale and John K thought we should post about them here to see if there are any interested parties. These are handbuilt using NOS iron and tubes and include a special mod from Jack that makes the Attack and Release more reactive than the stock original. Other than that - this is a true stock 175. If you are at all familiar with these then you know how incredible they sound. When compared to the new VK reissue - we laughed out loud - seriously. Jack uses 6BC8s for these typically but there is a pair of them available with 6386s if anyone has that itch. Prices are $3500 for the 6BC8 version and $3700 for the 6386 version (update: i think maybe only one is available now and the other spoken for) He can also match pairs if needed. Jack usually makes about a dozen or so a year and has a cache of the NOS iron and tubes so anyone with any interest can usually secure one by simply contacting us at anytime via email **info@coilaudio.com** I'll try to field any questions here but feel free to drop us a line for a quicker response as im still in the shop shipping last minute Coil orders. Fun sidenote: He's also building an exact clone of his stock Fairchild 670 (that came new in the box from a rural German radio station) that we have enjoyed and made countless records with over the last 20 years. When i say exact - we're talking right down to the special saturating filament transformer. Its super impressive and we'll post some pics of it when it wraps for everyone to drool over. Happy Holidays! <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button><button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> You guys just want one here in KC to demo right 😎 Feel free to make an offer on the entire showroom! |
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Mar 11, 2022 23:47:39 GMT -6
Thank you for the follow-up, Coil Audio Big Steve. Totally understand. My good friend has an original that's worth about $14K. Just the golden grail of compressors it seems. |
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