Looptrotter Monster Compressor 2
FET compressor/limiter with tube saturation
Compressor / Limiter$3,855Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- FET compressor/limiter with tube saturation
- Topology
- FET-based compressor/limiter; NOS 6N2P tube saturation stage; discrete op-amp output; Burr-Brown ICs
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo (2 independent/linkable channels)
- Form factor
- 19-inch rack
- Rack units
- 3U
- Connection
- XLR, sidechain I/O
- DSP
- no
- Country of manufacture
- Poland
Details
Controls: Compressor/Limiter mode switch; Attack (0.1-100ms) and Release (15ms-1.5s) switches; SAT (tube saturation) control; 2nd BOOST even-harmonic switch; MIX (dry/wet) control; soft de-esser in compressor mode; PROCESS true-bypass switch; Grayhill Electronics switches
I/O: Balanced XLR inputs/outputs; sidechain I/O
Notes: Hand-built in Poland (per Front End Audio dealer copy). Second-generation redesign of original Monster Compressor; no year-of-introduction stated on manufacturer site. Dealer USD pricing varies: Front End Audio and Atlas Pro Audio both list $3,855 (used here); Thomann US site lists $3,444 for the same unit — flagging price variance across dealers, no single manufacturer MSRP published. Rack-only model; no 500-series variant exists, so no rack-vs-500 split applies.