Urei

Also known as: United Recording Electronics Industries, JBL-UREI

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27 Products · Used by 94 Artists

Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. H Limiting Amplifier Effects Processors

$2,850.00 - $2,999.00

6 available stores

5.0 (3)

^# 26

in Effects Processors Rank

42 artists using

Urei Universal Audio 1176LN 'Blackface' Peak Limiter Effects Processors

$2,999.00

5 available stores

5.0 (1)

^# 92

in Effects Processors Rank

9 artists using

Urei 1178 Dual Peak Limiter Effects Processors

$3,637.81

1 available store

4.5 (3)

18 artists using

Urei LA-4 Effects Processors

$800.00

1 available store

4.5 (4)

5 artists using

Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. G Limiting Amplifier Effects Processors

$2,999.00

6 available stores

1 artist using

Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. E Limiting Amplifier Stereo Pair Effects Processors

$2,999.00

6 available stores

Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. D Limiting Amplifier Stereo Pair Effects Processors

$2,999.00

6 available stores

Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. D Limiting Amplifier Effects Processors

$2,999.00

6 available stores

Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. C Limiting Amplifier Effects Processors

$2,999.00 - $7,999.00

7 available stores

Urei LA-22 Compressor Limiter Rack Accessories

$1,126.88

1 available store

5.0 (2)

^# 16

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Urei Teletronix LA-3A Leveling Amplifier Effects Processors

7 artists using

Urei Model 535 Dual 10-Band Graphic Equalizer Effects Processors

$149.99

1 available store

Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. F Limiting Amplifier Stereo Pair Effects Processors

$2,999.00

1 available store

Urei Universal Audio 1176 Blue Stripe Rev. A/B Limiting Amplifier Effects Processors

5.0 (1)

10 artists using

Urei 1176 LN Revision H Effects Processors

5.0 (1)

5 artists using

Urei Model 537 Graphic EQ Effects Processors

5.0 (2)

1 artist using

Urei Universal Audio 1176LN Rev. F Limiting Amplifier Effects Processors

$4,750.00

1 available store

Urei 545 Effects Processors

5.0 (1)

Urei Soundcraft 1601S Digital Scratch Mixer with Sampler DJ Mixers

3.0 (1)

Urei Universal Audio Cooper Time Cube Model 920-16 Delay Line Effects Processors

5 artists using

Urei 565 Filter Set Effects Processors

$49.00 - $570.00

3 available stores

2 artists using

Urei Model 546 Dual Parametric EQ Effects Processors

1 artist using

Urei 809/A Time Align Studio Monitor Active & Passive Monitors

1 artist using

Urei JBL 7110 Effects Processors

5.0 (1)

1 artist using

Urei Universal Audio 1176 Rev. B Limiting Amplifier Stereo Pair Effects Processors

Urei LA-10 Effects Processors

1 artist using

Urei LA-12 Effects Processors

4.0 (2)

1 artist using

UREI (United Recording Electronics Industries) is an American professional audio brand that emerged in 1967 when Bill Putnam Sr. consolidated his earlier companies — Universal Audio and Studio Electronics Corporation — into a single operation in Los Angeles. The company built signal processors, monitors, and mixers for recording studios, broadcast facilities, and live sound, and became one of the defining names in studio hardware during the 1970s and early 1980s. Putnam sold UREI to Harman International in 1983, after which it operated as a division of JBL Professional and issued co-branded JBL-UREI products.

The brand is best known for the 1176 peak limiter, the solid-state successor to Putnam's earlier 176 tube limiter and one of the most widely-used FET compressors in recording history. UREI also manufactured the LA-3A and LA-4 electro-optical compressor/limiters that followed the Teletronix LA-2A, the 1108 FET preamp, 500-series graphic equalizers, and the 813 family of large-format studio monitors that became fixtures in control rooms from the late 1970s onward. On the DJ side, the UREI 1620 rotary mixer became the standard at clubs like Paradise Garage and Studio 54, valued for its discrete component circuitry and warm tonal character.

The UREI name now sits within Harman's Soundcraft division, which reissued the 1620 in 2005 as the 1620LE limited edition. Original UREI-branded compressors, mixers, and monitors remain sought after on the vintage market, and the 1176 in particular has been emulated and reissued extensively — most notably by Universal Audio, the company reconstituted in 1999 by Bill Putnam Jr. and Jim Putnam as a spiritual successor to their father's work.

Urei has 27 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Effects Processors, Active & Passive Monitors, and DJ Mixers. Their gear is featured by 94 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Electronic. Notable users include Caleb Followill, Jack White, and John Osborne. Most Urei products sit firmly in the high-end, boutique range.