Mixing Consoles & Boards
Analog and digital mixing consoles, live sound boards, studio consoles, small format mixers, control surfaces, and DAW controllers. Allen & Heath, Yamaha, Behringer, Midas, Presonus, Mackie, SSL, Avid.
Free drop-off · Buyback on working gear
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Studio cleanout. Venue upgrade. Church A/V refresh. Old rack gear taking up space in the server room. We take all of it — free drop-off for anyone in the KC metro and free pickup for studios, venues and commercial installs with qualifying volumes. Working gear qualifies for buyback; everything else gets responsibly recycled.
- Drop-off & pickup
- FREE
- Buyback on working gear
- $$$
- Landfill impact
- 0
- Years in KC
- 20+
- Shure
- Sennheiser
- Neumann
- Yamaha
- Allen & Heath
- Midas
- QSC
- JBL
- Crown
- Meyer Sound
- d&b audiotechnik
- Genelec
- Pioneer DJ
- Roland
Do you accept pro audio equipment for recycling?
Yes — we take pro audio equipment free, working or broken, any brand and any age. Bring them to Computer Recycling LLC at 125 E 10th Ave, North Kansas City, MO 64116. No appointment, no minimum quantity, no fee. We are open Monday to Friday 8am–3pm and Saturday 8am–2pm. Pull around to the back dock, ring the bell, and our crew comes out to unload for you — most drop-offs take under five minutes. Nothing is landfilled: working gear is refurbished for reuse and the rest is broken down for material recovery through R2v3 or e-Stewards certified partners. Larger volumes can be picked up instead.
- Free for almost every item — first 3 TVs free
- Working or broken — condition does not matter
- Data-bearing devices wiped or shredded on request
What we take
Pro Audio Equipment We Accept
If it lives in a studio, venue, sanctuary, classroom, or theater rack, we probably take it. Working or broken, any age, any brand.
Power Amplifiers
Rack-mount power amps of all classes. Crown, QSC, Crest, Lab Gruppen, Powersoft, Ashly, Yamaha, Bryston, and commercial install amps. Two-channel, four-channel, multichannel DSP amps.
Speakers & Subwoofers
Powered and passive PA speakers, line arrays, stage monitors, studio monitors, subwoofers, ceiling speakers, installed sound boxes. JBL, QSC, Yamaha, Electro-Voice, Meyer, d&b, RCF, Turbosound, Genelec, KRK.
Microphones & Wireless
Dynamic, condenser, ribbon, and boundary mics. Wireless handheld and lavalier systems with base stations and antennas. Shure, Sennheiser, Neumann, Rode, Audio-Technica, AKG, Electro-Voice, Lectrosonics.
Rack Gear & Processors
DSP processors, EQ, compressors, gates, reverb and effects units, crossovers, feedback destroyers, patch bays, snake heads, multi-channel I/O, audio interfaces, rack drawers, and rack hardware itself.
DJ & Live Performance Gear
DJ controllers, CDJs, turntables, DJ mixers, DJ speakers and subs, lighting controllers, MIDI controllers, synthesizers, and rack-mount performance rigs. Pioneer, Rane, Denon, Native Instruments, Roland.
Studio & Recording
Studio monitors, reference speakers, audio interfaces, preamps, outboard gear, summing mixers, patchbays, mic stands, broadcast equipment, and studio furniture with electronics in it.
Commercial & Installed AV
Conference room audio systems, video matrix switchers, HDBaseT extenders, ceiling mics, ceiling speakers, paging systems, IP audio controllers, BSS Soundweb, Q-SYS, Biamp, Extron, Crestron.
Consumer & Vintage
Home stereo receivers, vintage amplifiers, tape decks, reel-to-reel, vintage turntables, home theater AVRs, soundbars. Pioneer, Sansui, Marantz, Technics, Denon, Onkyo, Bose, Sonos.
Brands
Brands We See Every Week
- Shure
- Sennheiser
- Neumann
- Rode
- Audio-Technica
- AKG
- Yamaha
- Allen & Heath
- Behringer
- Midas
- Mackie
- Presonus
- QSC
- JBL
- Bose
- Electro-Voice
- Crown
- Lab Gruppen
- Powersoft
- Meyer Sound
- d&b audiotechnik
- RCF
- Genelec
- KRK
- Pioneer DJ
- Rane
- Denon Pro
- Roland
- Biamp
- Q-SYS
- Crestron
- Extron
Why us
Why KC Studios and Venues Use Us Instead of Carrying Gear Into a Store
There are national trade-in chains that buy audio gear. They work one way: you have to load it in your car, drive to their store, wait in line, and hope the person behind the counter knows what a line-level splitter is. For a garage sale handful of consumer speakers, that is fine. For a studio clearing out a rack, a church retiring a full FOH system, or a venue replacing house monitors, it is a non-starter.
We come to you. Our pickup crew has loaded every kind of pro audio rig — from single console removals to full A1/A2 AV cleanouts — and we bring the right gear to get it out safely. Racks get rolled out whole. Line arrays get flight-cased. Snake heads and cable lots get sorted into bins. You do not touch anything heavy unless you want to.
And because we have been processing electronics in Kansas City since 2005, we know the KC venue and studio scene. We have picked up from recording studios off Broadway, performing arts centers in the Crossroads, churches in Overland Park and Lee's Summit, rehearsal spaces in the West Bottoms, and college AV departments on both sides of the state line. This is not a side hustle for us — it is what we do every week.
Buyback
Cash for Working Pro Audio Gear
Recent pro audio from major brands has real resale value in the secondary market. We pay fair wholesale rates on working gear and pick it up for free.
Send Your List
Email an inventory list with brand, model, quantity, and condition notes. Photos help but are not required. A phone call works too if you prefer.
Get a Quote
We send back a no-obligation quote within 1-2 business days based on what we can pay on the current secondary market. Clear, itemized, no games.
Free Pickup & Payment
We schedule a pickup at your studio or venue, crew loads everything out, bring it back to our facility for testing, and issue payment by check or ACH once the gear is verified.
Who we serve
Who We Serve in the KC Metro
Recording Studios
Commercial studios, project studios, post-production facilities. Console swaps, outboard retirements, monitor upgrades.
Music Venues
Clubs, theaters, amphitheaters, festivals. FOH and monitor system refreshes, wireless system replacements, touring gear retirement.
Houses of Worship
Church A/V refresh is one of our most common pickups. Full PA replacements, mic system upgrades, old rack gear coming out when a new install goes in.
Schools & Theaters
School auditoriums, college performance halls, community theaters. Pickup coordinated around school schedules and event calendars.
AV Integrators
Commercial AV installers: we handle the decomm side when you tear out an old system before installing a new one. Often same-day.
Corporate AV
Conference rooms, training facilities, broadcast studios, streaming rigs. Equipment with data-bearing components gets the same certified destruction process as IT gear.
Radio & Broadcast
Station equipment retirements, transmitter site cleanouts, studio rebuilds. Rack gear, processors, STL equipment, old broadcast consoles.
Homeowners & DJs
Estate cleanouts, retiring mobile DJ rigs, home theater replacements, vintage stereo from attics and basements. Just drive to 125 E 10th Ave.
Common questions
Pro Audio Recycling FAQ
Still wondering? Text us at (816) 838-6298.
Do you really take pro audio gear for free?
Yes. Drop-off is always free. Pickup is free for studios, venues, and commercial installs with qualifying volumes. Working gear from major brands may also qualify for buyback, in which case we pay you on top of the free pickup.
Do you pay cash on the spot like trade-in stores?
We do not pay cash on the spot. We pay by check or ACH after the gear arrives at our facility and we verify condition against the quote. In exchange, we come to you with a crew and free pickup — studios and venues do not have to pack a trailer and drive to a store.
What if it is old analog or vintage gear?
Vintage analog gear is often more valuable than newer digital equipment. Classic reel-to-reels, vintage tube amps, vintage mics, classic consoles, and collectible synths are all evaluated individually. Send us a list and we will flag anything with premium vintage value.
What about rack cases, snakes, and cables?
All accepted. SKB and Gator racks, flight cases, XLR and TRS lots, speaker cable reels, multicore snakes, CAT5/CAT6 audio runs, patch cables — we take the whole ecosystem. Most studio cleanouts produce three or four gaylords of cable alone, and we handle that at no cost.
How fast can you pick up?
Standard scheduling is within a few business days. For AV integrators needing a same-day decomm before a new install, call directly and we will usually make it work. Call (816) 295-2334.
Do you accept pro audio equipment for recycling in Kansas City?
Yes. Computer Recycling LLC accepts all pro audio equipment including mixers, amplifiers, powered and passive speakers, microphones, PA systems, studio monitors, DJ gear, rack-mount processors, and vintage audio equipment. Free drop-off at 125 E 10th Ave, North Kansas City, MO 64116. Working gear may qualify for our buyback program.
Do you pay cash for pro audio equipment?
We offer buyback pricing on working pro audio gear from major brands including Shure, Sennheiser, Neumann, Rode, Mackie, Yamaha, Allen & Heath, Behringer, QSC, JBL, Bose, and others. Send us an inventory list and we will send back a quote. Payment is by check or ACH, not immediate cash, but we pick up for free throughout the KC metro instead of requiring you to visit a store.
What if the equipment does not work?
We still take it for free recycling. Non-working pro audio equipment goes through our zero-landfill recycling stream. Nothing costs you and nothing ends up in a landfill. Broken, damaged, and obsolete gear are all accepted at no charge.
Do you pick up from studios and venues?
Yes. We offer free pickup from recording studios, music venues, houses of worship, schools, theaters, AV integrators, and commercial installations across the Kansas City metro. Schedule online or call (816) 295-2334. Most pickups are scheduled within a few business days.
Do you accept rack gear and commercial installation equipment?
Yes. Rack-mount processors, power amplifiers, patch bays, snake heads, DSP processors, wireless mic systems with base stations, video matrix switchers, and commercial AV installation gear are all accepted. If you are tearing out an old install, we can schedule a pickup that includes all of it plus cables and rack hardware.
Ready when you are
Studio clean-out?
We’ll load it up.
Free drop-off Mon–Sat, free pickup for qualifying loads, and cash for working gear.