BAE Audio 10DC/10DCF
Discrete Class-A compressor/limiter
Compressor / Limiter$2,195Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Discrete Class-A compressor/limiter
- Topology
- transformer-coupled Class-A discrete, Carnhill and Jensen transformers, inductor-based filter
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- 19-inch rack, 1U
- Rack units
- 1
- Powered
- true
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Compressor: Threshold -20 to +16dBu, Ratio 1.5:1-10:1, Attack 2-80mS, Recovery 100-800mS (auto modes); Limiter: Threshold +4 to +15dBu, Attack 2-4mS; Gain make-up 0 to +20dBu; bypass filter 50/80/160/300Hz; Elma stepped switches, Marconi knobs, analogue VU-style meter, true bypass
I/O: 19W x 1.75L x 9D in; stereo linkable
Notable use: Jeremy Darby (Canterbury Music) praised its 'gorgeous flavour'
Notes: FLAG: BAE's product page and index list this as a combined '10DC/DCF' listing/model name; page content did not clearly separate 10DC (no filter) vs 10DCF (with bypass filter) into distinct spec sheets/prices, so a single row is used here at single-channel price ($2195 MAP; stereo pair $4295 MAP). If the catalog needs 10DC and 10DCF as separate SKUs, re-verify directly with BAE -- not enough distinct data was found to safely split them.