{"product_id":"teac-ax-300-audio-mixer-vintage-japanese-build-for-the-home-studio","title":"TEAC AX-300 Audio Mixer: Vintage Japanese Build for the Home Studio","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased in the early 1970s, the TEAC AX-300 is a 6:4 analog mixer built for the golden age of home multitrack. Conceived as the mixing companion to TEAC's legendary 4-channel simul-sync decks (the 2340 and 3340), it routes six inputs into four channels through discrete Class-A circuitry and Tamura input transformers, the same iron that gives so much 1970s Japanese gear its warm, silky midrange. Channels 3 and 6 are XLR only, every channel carries switchable 20dB or 40dB attenuation, and a genuinely useful low-cut switch keeps vocals natural without thinning them out. Add an exceptionally low noise floor and flexible sub-channel routing, and you have a transformer-balanced front end that punches well above its modest size. Rare now and quietly treasured by analog purists, it is a piece of recording history that still earns its place in a working studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6:4 analog architecture, six inputs mixed down to four channels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscrete Class-A signal path with Tamura transformer-balanced inputs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix XLR inputs (channels 3 and 6 are XLR only) plus four line inputs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight line outputs (two pairs) for flexible monitoring and routing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwitchable 20dB or 40dB attenuation on every channel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-cut switch for natural, uncoloured vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnusual routing that assigns individual channels to other sub-channels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExceptionally low noise floor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePROS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe warm, silky transformer character prized in vintage Japanese gear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned to pair with TEAC's 2340 and 3340 decks and the AN-300 noise reduction unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRare and increasingly collectible, actively sought by analog purists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact desktop build that drops neatly into a modern hybrid setup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGENRE \/ USE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdding real transformer colour to digital stems and mixes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA front end for tape based and hybrid multitrack setups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTracking vocals and instruments through Class-A iron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreative sub-channel routing and re-amping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage dealers and the analog community hold the AX-300 in high regard, describing it as a rare, discrete, transformer-balanced mixer with warm Class-A preamps, unusually flexible routing and a remarkably quiet noise floor, the kind of early TEAC engineering that collectors actively hunt down. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reverb.com\/item\/86983304-teac-ax-300-vintage-discrete-transformer-balanced-mixer\" style=\"color:#06FD15\"\u003eSee the listing on Reverb\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePAIRS WITH:\u003c\/strong\u003e The matching \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/innerpieces.art\/products\/teac-an-300-noise-reduction-unit-vintage-companion-for-multitrack-tape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTEAC AN-300 noise reduction unit\u003c\/a\u003e from the same set is available separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: 1970s (1972 model)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: 6:4 analog mixer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInputs: six XLR (channels 3 and 6 XLR only) plus four line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutputs: eight line outputs (two pairs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttenuation: switchable 20dB or 40dB per channel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilters: low-cut switch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircuitry: discrete Class-A with Tamura transformer-balanced inputs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompanion units: TEAC 2340 and 3340 decks, AN-300 noise reduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: vintage, used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TEAC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49728907411695,"sku":null,"price":8550.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_3530_4710d2a7-72df-4297-b0fc-c67781f1ae6e.jpg?v=1782374440","url":"https:\/\/innerpieces.art\/products\/teac-ax-300-audio-mixer-vintage-japanese-build-for-the-home-studio","provider":"Inner Pieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}