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The Airfield Audio Liminator is a Vintage 70's Style Class A Dual Transformer Mono Compressor. Completely hand-assembled.

  • Switchable input transformers - 2 modes
  • 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
  • Features

  • Vintage David Miller design
  • 70's Class A electronics
  • Completely hand-assembled
  • Distortion-free Opto attenuator compressor system
  • 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
  • Specifications

    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, 4 dBu input level
    .1% THD at 24 dBu input level
    MAXIMUM OUTPUT:
    + 32 dBu into 600
    GAIN REDUCTION RANGE:
    0 ~ 20 dB
    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)
    POWER REQUIREMENTS:
    15 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 2U Chassis
    DEPTH:
    7" (180mm)
    WEIGHT:
    15 pounds (7 kg)
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