Speck Electronics manufactures professional audio mixers, equalizers, and microphone preamps. The company was founded in
Los Angeles
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in 1973 by designer and engineer Vince Poulos, who remains active in the company to this day.
From 1973 through 1986, Speck's primary product was a 16-32 input, 8 bus "in-line" recording console. Speck was one of the earliest U.S. manufacturers of professional quality consoles. Their mixer design was modular allowing the consoles to be manufactured at a less expensive cost than competing semi-custom designs of the time.
Speck's current product lineup includes
parametric equalizer
Equalization, or simply EQ, in sound recording and reproduction is the process of adjusting the volume of different frequency bands within an audio signal. The circuit or equipment used to achieve this is called an equalizer.
Most hi-fi eq ...
s,
mixing console
A mixing console or mixing desk is an electronic device for mixing audio signals, used in sound recording and reproduction and sound reinforcement systems. Inputs to the console include microphones, signals from electric or electronic inst ...
s, analog line mixers, and
microphone preamplifier
The term microphone preamplifier can either refer to the electronic circuitry within a microphone, or to a separate device or circuit that the microphone is connected to. In either instance, the purpose of the microphone preamplifier is the same.
...
s.
Speck moved their operations to
Fallbrook,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
in 1986.
External links
Speck Electronics company web site
Audio equipment manufacturers of the United States
Audio mixing console manufacturers
Manufacturing companies based in California
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