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Maselec MPL-2

Mastering peak and HF limiter

Compressor / Limiter

$4,600Manufacturer list price

Specifications

Type
Compressor / Limiter
Description
Mastering peak and HF limiter
Topology
discrete, precision stepped controls
Signal path
Analog
Channels
2
Channel format
stereo / dual-mono
Form factor
Rack
Rack units
1U
Powered
internal AC PSU (mains powered)
Impedance (Ω)
100000
Country of manufacture
United Kingdom

Details

Controls: independent wideband peak limiter and HF limiter circuits, each with its own threshold control and on/off switch, 6-segment LED gain-reduction meters per channel; Input Gain 0-10dB, Threshold +14 to +22dBu, HF Threshold 0-26dB below limiter threshold (HF limiter range up to 11dB, centered ~2kHz)

I/O: 2x balanced XLR inputs, 2x balanced XLR outputs; 100k ohm ground-floating electronically balanced input impedance, 33 ohm electronically balanced output impedance, +29dBu max input and output

Notable use: Dedicated stereo peak + high-frequency (de-essing-style) limiter for the final mastering stage, companion to the MEA-2/MLA-4.

Notes: Confirmed current per Studiocare UK / RSPE Audio dealer catalogs. Distortion typically <0.003% per spec sheet excerpts; input/output dynamic range >100-120dB. Country of manufacture inferred from retailer tags, maselec.com itself unreachable during research (connection refused).

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