Vintage King Staff Picks Their Favorite Gear From AES 2015

AES 2015 is done and in the books! This past weekend was incredible, thanks to some stunning new gear announcements and amazing product demos. From console reissues to the pairing down of other classic gear, the 139th AES pro audio convention gave us all a lot of to chew on. We hooked up with our sales staff that went to New York City for the big show and asked them about their favorite products to be released on the convention center floor. Continue reading below to find out what our team choose as their "Best in Show" picks for 2015. Chandler RS124 Super smooth and punchy sounding variable mu compressor. You can really hear the Beatles bass/drum tones in this box! Coleman PH1 Cell Phone Interface 500 Series: 500 Series interface designed for phones. Since everyone today comes in to play you stuff off their phone. Might as well hear it right. Avid Pro Tools Dock Session, transport and plug-in control from a custom iPad dock loaded with controls and styled to match the S3. Merging Technologies PT64 HDX Card 64-channel, completely routable Ravenna to Digilink option card for Hapi and Horace. Pultec EQP-500A It’s exciting the unit that was previously so hard to find is now readily available to all and in a more convenient format. BCM10/2 Mk2 At the show, people’s jaw would just drop when they heard a multitrack mix going through the desk. It’s got the vintage Neve sound down perfect, but with all the modern features an engineer could want. Focusrite RedNet AM2  RedNet Monitor Boxes that could be used for lounges and cue systems. Anywhere you want to send a feed off of a network. I’m really loving the DANTE format and how flexible it is becoming. Barefoot Sound MicroMain26 The horizontal placement and added mid-driver offer the signature Barefoot sound with enhanced imaging and mid-range resolution. Izotope Audio RX 5 Audio Editor and Advanced Audio Editor Stunning audio restoration tool kit gets another injection of great features and usability enhancements. Wow.