Audio Designer Dave Amels Launches Amels Audio with the Osetra™ All-Tube Instrument DI
Amels Audio’s debut product arrives in a numbered 20-unit Founder’s Tin Edition.
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- Media contact
- Dave Amels
- Location
- Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
CompanyAmels Audio LLC
Debut productOsetra™ tube DI
Edition20 numbered units
Price$425 USD
AvailabilityUnited States
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Product photography
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Download original Osetra Founder’s Tin Edition product photograph
Osetra Founder’s Tin Edition all-tube instrument DI, three-quarter top view.
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- Courtesy of Amels Audio
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Download original Osetra top view
Top view of the Osetra Founder’s Tin Edition, showing the controls, connectors, and sturgeon artwork.
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- Courtesy of Amels Audio
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Download original Osetra circuit at the bench
The Osetra all-tube circuit during bench assembly.
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- Courtesy of Amels Audio
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Download original All-tube signal path detail
Portrait detail of the Osetra tube and circuit board.
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- Courtesy of Amels Audio
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Download original Osetra with electric guitar
Osetra Founder’s Tin Edition connected to a semi-hollow electric guitar.
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- Courtesy of Amels Audio
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Download original Osetra label detail
Close-up of the Osetra Founder’s Tin Edition label, showing the Amels Audio name and sturgeon artwork.
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- Courtesy of Amels Audio
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Founder biography
Dave Amels
Dave Amels is an audio designer, musician, record producer, and studio builder whose work spans electronic musical instruments, mathematically modeled audio software, and analog recording equipment. Since the late 1980s, he has designed hardware and software for musicians and recording engineers while working in studios and performing as a keyboardist. In 2026, he founded Amels Audio in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, to create original hardware for musicians and recording studios.
Independent background: Dave Amels on Wikipedia ↗
Founder portraits and interview scheduling are available through the media contact.
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About Amels Audio
Amels Audio is where Dave Amels designs and builds hardware for musicians and recording studios. Based in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, the independent company draws on his experience in instruments, plug-ins, analog recording equipment, and studio work.
Product information: amelsaudio.com/osetra ↗Archive