70's style, Class A, dual transformer, stereo compressor
American Jensen transformers for a clean uncolored sound
British made Sowter transformers for extra rich musical harmonics
5 position step rotary switch on Attack, Release and Ratio
Continuously variable adjustment on Threshold and Output gain
Analog VU meter is switchable for: input and output plus gain reduction
All front panel controls pots and switches are extremely high grade quality
Caractéristiques
Vintage David Miller design
70's Class A electronics
Completely hand-assembled
Distortion-free Opto attenuator compressor system
Switchable input transformers - 2 modes
0 - 20 dB gain reduction
Maximum output level of 32 dBu
Low THD + noise, less than .02%
Link switch (on both models) and a true relay bypass switch
Silver soldering on all connections
Circuit board made with 3 ounce copper
Transformer balanced XLR in and out connections
+4 / +14 dBu meter level switch (on stereo version only)
Switchable 115/230 VAC operation
Spécifications
INPUT IMPEDANCE:
15K with Transformer 1, Balanced, Pin 2 hot
1.2K with Transformer 2, Balanced, Pin 2 hot OUTPUT IMPEDANCE:
75 Balanced, Pin 2 hot FREQUENCY RESPONSE:
± 0.25dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- 2dB at 10 Hz, -2dB at 68 kHz with Transformer 1
- 2dB at 10 Hz, -2dB at 120 kHz with Transformer 2 NOISE:
less than -80 dB, 20 Hz to 80 kHz, -92 dB typical below operating level DISTORTION:
less than .02% THD at unity gain, 4dBu input level .1% THD at 24 dBu input level MAXIMUM OUTPUT:
+ 32 dBu into 600 GAIN REDUCTION RANGE:
0 ~ 20 dB CROSSTALK:
-89 dB @ 1KHz, +4dBu signal level ATTACK:
5, 30, 60, 100, 150 milliseconds RELEASE:
.1, .3, .6, 2, 6 seconds GAIN REDUCTION ELEMENT:
LD1 forward biased optical resistive module METER:
dB Gain Reduction
dB Input, dB Output (0VU = + 4dBu or +14dBu) POWER REQUIREMENTS:
20 watts, 115 / 230 VAC, 50 / 60Hz FUSE TYPE:
3AG slo-blo, ½ Amp for 115 VAC mains, ¼ Amp for 230 VAC mains DIMENSIONS:
19" Rackmount 3U Chassis DEPTH:
8" (200mm) WEIGHT:
18 pounds (10 kg)