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Daking FET III

Dual-channel FET-style limiter/compressor

Compressor / Limiter

$2,200Manufacturer list price

Specifications

Type
Compressor / Limiter
Description
Dual-channel FET-style limiter/compressor
Topology
discrete Class-A, electronically balanced (THAT Corp differential amps in/out)
Signal path
Analog
Channels
2
Channel format
dual mono / stereo-linkable
Form factor
2U rack
Rack units
2
Powered
true
Country of manufacture
USA

Details

Controls: threshold, attack (250us-64ms), release (fast 500ms - Auto, modeled on Compex F760X), ratio (1.5/2/3/5/10/20:1), make-up gain, variable high-pass filter (0-200Hz per channel, detector-only), continuously variable stereo link (0-infinity)

I/O: electronically balanced in/out (THAT Corp), outboard power supply with rear-panel storage pocket

Notes: Dual-channel successor built around the same audio path and detector circuit as the discontinued single-channel FET II limiter. Electronically balanced (THAT Corp ICs), not transformer-coupled - flagged as deviation from Daking's typical transformer topology. RoHS compliant. Listed as current on TransAudio Group's official Daking manuals page (FET II is explicitly marked discontinued there). Price ($2,200 list) sourced from a 2013 Mix Online review; no fresher confirmed MSRP found - flagged as a potentially dated price basis; some retailers (e.g. Sweetwater) show it out of stock, though it remains in Daking's active/current manual list.

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