Limiters
Our tube-based analog limiters do so much more than just copy the classic circuits we all know and love. These are the tools that take sounds to the next level. From the super flexible Mercury 666 to the legendary sound of the M66, our limiters will likely find their way on to every track you record.
The new Mercury 66 Studio Limiting Amplifier is an all tube, all transformer, fully balanced, variable-bias limiter based on the most sought after product in this genre, the legendary Fairchild 660. This limiting amplifier is recognized as an essential tool for making great recordings. Many manufacturers have tried to copy the Fairchild circuit but have failed to capture the sonic essence and overall tone of the original. Until now.
The Mercury Recording Equipment ‘Studio Soul 242’ & ‘Studio Soul 242 Pro’ is more than a summing mixer — it’s the missing tool in your studio to achieve the sound, isolation, and separation of mixing through a 24-channel Class A, Discrete Mixing Console… without the console.
Studio Soul™ Mixing System
Microphone Preamps
Make every microphone you own sound better with these re-imaginations of vintage classics. Get all the modern features you expect with the incredible analog sounds you love. Every piece of gear is built to last a lifetime.
The new Mercury M72s is our flagship, valve studio microphone amplifier. The M72s is based on the most sought after vintage amplifier module—the Telefunken/Siemens V72s—which is most famous for being installed in REDD.37 consoles, used on all the early Beatles recordings by George Martin at Abbey Road Studios in London, England.
The new Mercury M76m is the latest version of our benchmark Studio Microphone Amplifier. The M76m is based on one of the most sought after vintage amplifier modules, the Telefunken/Siemens V76m. These modules were used in European broadcast and recording studios in the late 1950s and 60s. Later, after tube consoles where out of favor and replaced by discrete, transistor consoles, the V76 modules still lived on and were racked as outboard mic amps and used in the studios around the world.
The Mercury M72s is our flagship, all tube studio microphone amplifier (preamp). The Mercury M72s is based on the most sought after vintage amplifier module in the world—the Telefunken/Siemens V72s—made famous for being installed in REDD.37 consoles used on all the early Beatles recordings by George Martin at Abbey Road Studios in London, England.
The new Mercury M76m is the latest version of our benchmark Studio Microphone Amplifier. The M76m is based on one of the most sought after vintage amplifier modules, the Telefunken/Siemens V76m. These modules were used in European broadcast and recording studios in the late 1950s and 60s. Later, after tube consoles where out of favor and replaced by discrete, transistor consoles, the V76 modules still lived on and were racked as outboard mic amps and used in the studios around the world.
Equalizers
Easy to use tube-based analog tone shaping that makes everything just sound better. Classic circuits built in a rock-solid box that’s built to last a lifetime.
The Mercury EQ-H1 features a passive EQ circuit with a single ended gain make up amplifier topology, based on the vintage 'Pultec EQH' circuit. The Mercury EQ-H1 circuit provides a musically satisfying result unobtainable with active and parametric EQs, since it does not rely upon negative feedback (and all its associated phase and dynamic distortions) to achieve equalization. The EQ-H1, like all Mercury products, has transformer balanced (XLR) input and outputs. The only modern additions or changes to the original are a much more powerful and stable power supply and running DC on the heaters, rather than AC, and two additional frequencies to expand the range and make it more flexible.
The Mercury EQ-H1, EQ-P1, EQ-H2 and EQ-P2 are all based on the original Pultec equalizers which were tools developed to deal with the limitations of recorded music. Limitations that most often manifest themselves in the highest and lowest frequencies of the program material. The Mercury Studio Program Equalizers, like the family of original Pultec EQs, are originally designed to bring back the life and musicality lost in a recording.
D-Series
D-Series modular done right. Give your modules ALL the power they need with options for total flexibility and routing for any studio. Get the most from your modules and hear what the others have been missing with the Mercury G810 rack system.
After 20 years of custom racking vintage modules and 15 years of manufacturing Mercury products... David Marquette and the Mercury design team have designed the first Mercury D Series Module for Mercury G810 Rack Systems and any 500 series rack. Going to back to an old favorite and previous, classic inspired Mercury product, the Mercury AM16, we now offer the Mercury D Series AM16D Studio Microphone Amplifier Module.
Custom Shop
The Mercury Brüder combines one M72s channel and one M76m channel in a single 3U package. This unit is now available from our Custom Shop (special order).
The Mercury GPQ15s is our version of the CALREC PQ15s. The BBC spec, British console input module. Similar to a Neve 1084. But this is more musical and has expanded midrange. Get these while you can!
Top is M72s-CSV and bottom is the standard M72s. The M72s-CSV is the same as the M72s electronically but with aesthetics paying more homage to the vintage modules.
Passive 8:2 Summing mixer. With DB25 and Gold Pin XLR I/O. Meant to be used with our M72s and M76m Studio Microphone Amplifiers to allow you to have a 8 Channel Tube mixer.. like the Beatles ;)
The Mercury EQ-P2 is two independent (dual mono) channels of our popular Mercury EQ-P1 (mono) Studio Program Equalizer in a 3U package. The Mercury EQ-P2 is based on the vintage Pultec EQ-P1a circuit. The Mercury EQ-P2 has a passive EQ circuit with a fully balanced (push-pull) gain make up amplifier. This new Mercury production utilizes only the highest quality passive components, while remaining true to the original and like all Mercury products has transformer balanced input and outputs. Besides a much more powerful and stable power supply and running DC on the heaters, rather than AC, the only other modernization is one of Mercury EQ-P2's most popular features, the Mercury IST Switch.
In 2025 a EQP2 “Mastering Version” is available too! Same switches with the addition of Dented Pots for the Attenuation, Boost and Sharp/ Broad Controls for easier recall. Call to enquirer and place an order of this hand built custom Mercury EQ.
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