Manley Nu Mu
Variable-Mu Hybrid Tube/Solid-State Compressor
Compressor / Limiter$3,299Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Variable-Mu Hybrid Tube/Solid-State Compressor
- Topology
- hybrid: Variable-Mu tube input stage (4x hand-matched 6BA6 tubes) with solid-state signal path
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo (dual-channel, stereo-linkable)
- Form factor
- rack
- Rack units
- 2U
- Power (W)
- 35
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 50 kHz
- Country of manufacture
- USA (California)
Details
Controls: Attack (13-130ms variable), Recovery (5-step), Threshold (continuously variable), Ratio modes (Compress 1.2:1-3:1 or Limit 1.5:1-12:1), HIP control, input level presets (-3/0/+3dB), output level control
I/O: Transformer-balanced XLR inputs, transformerless balanced outputs, sidechain insert via 1/4" TRS jack per channel
Notes: FLAGGED: hybrid tube (input stage) + solid-state (signal path) topology, unlike the all-tube Variable Mu - noted here since task's blanket description implies 'tube compressors' but this unit is only partially tube. Standby power draw 0.5 watts.