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Golden Age Project COMP-554 MKII

Golden Age Project line; 2254-style diode-bridge compressor, 500-series

Compressor / Limiter

$429Manufacturer list price

Specifications

Type
Compressor / Limiter
Description
Golden Age Project line; 2254-style diode-bridge compressor, 500-series
Topology
class-A discrete, diode-bridge gain element, transformer-balanced I/O
Signal path
Analog
Channels
1
Channel format
mono
Form factor
500-series module

Details

Controls: Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Recovery, sidechain filter (3 freq), Air EQ switch (Flat/+3/+6dB @30kHz), output termination switch

I/O: Transformer-balanced input/output, external sidechain I/O (electronically balanced @4dBu), two insert connectors for companion EQ-573

Notes: Golden Age Project line, 500-series version of Comp-54 (2254-style, debuted 1969). Task brief referred to this as 'Comp-548'; actual current model name on site is COMP-554 MKII — FLAG naming correction. Insert connectors reference companion EQ-573, which was NOT found as a current listing on goldenageaudio.com and was excluded from this dataset (appears discontinued).

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