Amazing CBS tube console

[EvLoutonian]

In case it's of interest to anyone .. I just picked up an old (Aussie) AWA BCU-1 "Consolette", which  appears to be pretty much an exact clone (or made under license, more likely) RCA BC-2B.

Same shape, same layout, same everything .. .

I think in the 50's AWA here in Australia were making a lot of stuff under license from RCA, even importing some parts and assembling here.

 

[emrr]

Cool!  I've seen pics of the exterior of that console.  I have an AWA preamp that is almost a BA-21A, and there are a few unique compressor similarities that only AWA and RCA share.