SSL 40-E (dates not documented)

The archive has almost nothing on the SSL 40-E. No spec sheet, no manual, no editorial review. The fact file for this exact model name came up empty. What the surviving record does show is the family it appears linked to: SSL's 4000-series E consoles, which turn up in late-1980s and early-1990s trade classifieds.

The most concrete numbers come from Studio Sound's bulletin-board pages. In January and February 1990 (p.63 and p.69), a "SSL 4040E fitted 40, Bargraphs no TR" was advertised at £68,000. The same pages list a 4048E at £98,500 - £110,000, a 6040E with Total Recall at £65,000, and a 4056E at £100,000. A studio equipment list in Mix Magazine (February 1989, p.169) includes a 4040E configured 32×32 with G Series EQ. These are asking prices from classified ads, not official SSL pricing.

Nothing in hand confirms whether "40-E" is shorthand for the 4040E or a separate model. Paperwork, a manual, or a photograph of a unit badged "40-E" would help the archive. Right now that's about all that's known.