It seems like everyone is getting into the 500 series modules these days, so why wouldn’t boutique analog gear kings Tube-Tech get into the action as well?

The RM2 is a two slot rack that holds two of any of TT’s M series tube processors. Here’s a list of Tube-Tech’s modular processors:

• PM1A pre/DI
• EM1A EQ
• CM1A compressor

This is more in the realm of the SSL Mynx, whereas the RM8 (the bigger eight-slot version of the RM2) is more like the API Lunchbox.

Somewhat importantly, because it’s  Tube-Tech, you’re going to have to pay for the quality. Rest assured, however, that the quality you do get will be remarkable.

Read the press release:

TRANSAUDIO GROUP TO INTRODUCE THE TUBE-TECH RM 2 AT AES 2009

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 2009: At the 127th AES Convention in New York, TUBE-TECH will introduce the new RM 2, a new two-slot rack that vertically accommodates any two TUBE-TECH M Series tube-based modules. The new two RU frame enables the user to own multiple TUBE-TECH modules and one small two-channel rack, offering the sound of TUBE-TECH in a smaller and less expensive package than ever before. The RM-2 is unique in that it is designed from the ground up for tubes. The power supply and internal voltage rails are specifically built for tube-based electronics, offering much higher supply voltages than the modular 500 racks can offer. This new two-slot RM2 rack, along with the existing eight-vertical slot RM8 rack, expands the flexibility of TUBE-TECH while lowering the per channel cost.

The PM 1A module combines an exceptionally smooth sounding microphone preamplifier and direct instrument amplifier, and is suitable for a bass, guitar, keyboard or other instrument, in addition to a state-of-the-art mic input. The EM 1A passive tube equalizer module, is an exact copy of the “classic” CL 1B

Pultec style program EQ. The EQ combines both shelving (LF) and peaking (HF) EQ sections, together with a filter section. The all tube-based, optical CM 1A compressor is designed for both recording and mixing and is equally suited for a wide range of applications, from delicate vocal recordings to critical instrument processing. The CM 1A has proven itself to be a serious upgrade of the industry standard CL 1B, and is already being praised by several top engineers around the world.

The expected MSRP for the new TUBE-TECH RM 2 is $1,500.