Maag Audio MAGNUM-K

Controls: Magnum Comp section: input attenuator up to 12dB, input gain up to 12dB, FB/FF (feedback/feed-forward) switch, compression range 4/8/12/16dB, ratio 1.3:1-13:1 continuously variable, attack 5-200ms, release 0.1-1.2s, threshold 0-10, sidechain filter off/40/80/120/220Hz or external. K Comp section: single-knob threshold targeting 3kHz, bypass switch w/compression LED. Parallel EQ2: gain/boost, selectable Q (Wide: 10,57,88,220,400Hz,1.4kHz / Tight: 10,40,65,150,250Hz,1kHz), Air Band shelf (10,15,20,25,30,40kHz), makeup gain up to 21dB, soft limiter w/bypass. LEDs: green signal (-30dBu), red clip warning (+23dBu, clips +26dBu), blue compression-amount x2, tri-color soft-limiter monitor

I/O: Balanced XLR input/output; external sidechain input/output XLR (loop-through); rear-panel TRS jacks for stereo linking

Notable use: Dual-stage compressor (switchable feedback/feed-forward 'Magnum' stage + fixed 3kHz-targeted 'K' stage) with built-in parallel EQ2 Air Band EQ and soft limiter; announced at NAMM 2017 as Maag's 'most significant piece of gear since the launch of Air Band'

Notes: Only current 'Magnum' model is the Magnum-K — no separate non-K 'Magnum' compressor is currently sold (confirmed via search). Includes a built-in parallel EQ2 (Air Band) section, but device_class is kept as 'Compressor / Limiter' per explicit instruction mapping ('comp (Magnum) = Compressor / Limiter'), not split into a separate EQ row. Hardware only; excludes Maag's 'MAGNUM-K Plugin' software (Brainworx/Plugin Alliance) which is OUT OF SCOPE. year_intro 2017 confirmed via Maag's own NAMM announcement blog post (dated Jan 18, 2017, referencing NAMM show 1/19). Price ($2,395) is dealer street/list price aggregated from multiple retailers (searched Apr 2026), not listed on maag.audio itself. country_of_manufacture 'USA' inferred (see EQ4M notes).