Mysterious mixing console

[qspart]

Hello Everyone! First Post Here

I've recently acquired a high-quality mixing console that seems to be made for broadcasting, likely originating from Germany for the international market. I'm trying to identify its manufacturer and would love any insights you can offer!

Here are some details I have:

- Pikatron Transformers
- Danner Regler Faders
- The channel strip PCBs are labeled PM 501-03

Does anyone have any clues or additional information that could help me figure out who made this console? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

 

[rock soderstrom]

Hi qspart , nice to see you here. I hope someone can help you with this mysterious mixing console. Really strange, that there is no branding, logo or something that shows who built this audio mixer. Did you check the PCBs on the underside? Sometimes manufacturer etch their name and date codes on the soldering side of the PCBs.

 

[qspart]

Hi qspart , nice to see you here. I hope someone can help you with this mysterious mixing console. Really strange, that there is no branding, logo or something that shows who built this audio mixer. Did you check the PCBs on the underside? Sometimes manufacturer etch their name and date codes on the soldering side of the PCBs

Thanks for your response.
Yes, I have. I haven’t checked every corner, but upon close inspection, I haven’t seen any branding.

 

[k brown]

Overall form-factor looks very Studer-y. Maybe a custom-build?

https://www.vintagetools.de/VT-RACK...-Mixer-32-8-4-with-cables-and-patchfield.html

 

[zamproject]

Nope, 100% sure it's not a Studer, some design choices don't match, despite the modular rail and -euro rack- form factor that we can find on 9xx series.
The console seem pretty well made, but IMHO a step below Studer

DIN 41622 connectors on the back definitely point to German (or similar) engineering, but neither a Neumann, TAB of BFE...
Early ADT ??

Maybe PM is the (lost) brand, or initials of the designer name for a one shoot design/proto that never go further ?

So far a total mystery ! I'm curious too if someone have a answer on this.

 

[k brown]

Most likely made at a time when the Studer 'look' was in vogue.

 

[garp]

Looks a bit like an EMT mixer clone

 

[Murdock]

Have you posted this console in another forum or thread? Or on Facebook?
I could swear I’ve seen it somewhere…
These are most definitely of German origin. Pikatron Transformers, ero caps, DIN connectors, Danner fader…
Could be early BFE or ANT maybe?

 

[qspart]

No, I haven’t posted it anywhere else. It was on Reverb recently, so maybe that's where you have seen it. Indeed, Garp, there seem to be quite a few similarities with EMT but also several differences. Despite colour similarities Studer looks quite a bit different. Thanks for your inputs so far .