Fairchild Recording Equipment Corp.

About Fairchild Recording Equipment Corp.

Fairchild Recording Equipment Corp., founded by Sherman Fairchild in 1931 in Whitestone, New York, was a pioneering American manufacturer of professional audio equipment. Renowned for its innovative compressors—the Fairchild 660 and the iconic stereo Fairchild 670—the company set new standards in high-fidelity sound processing, leaving a lasting impact on the recording industry. Fairchild's products, including tube compressors, amplifiers, preamplifiers, and recording lathes, were acclaimed for their sonic quality, warmth, and technical sophistication, and were widely used in major studios and by legendary artists of the 1950s and 1960s. Although the original company ceased operations decades ago, its legacy endures through high demand for vintage units and modern reissues or emulations.