Purple Audio 5C1 - Action
FET Compressor
Compressor / Limiter$775Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- FET Compressor
- Topology
- discrete (constant-impedance 600Ω input attenuator into input transformer; FET gain-reduction cell; class-A KDJ3 opamp buffer; class-AB KDJ4 output opamp; custom output transformer)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono, stereo-linkable via edge connector pins 3 & 6
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Connection
- 500-series edge connector
- Powered
- 500-series rack powered
- Impedance (Ω)
- 600 (input and output)
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Input, output/makeup gain, attack, release, ratio buttons (4:1/8:1/12:1/20:1/all-in for ∞:1), compression on/off, true relay bypass, 8-stage gain reduction LED meter, input/output tricolor LED meter
I/O: 500-series edge connector I/O, transformer balanced
Notes: 500-series module. Total gain 45dBu; attack variable 800–20 microseconds; release variable 1.1s–50ms; current draw 90mA at ±15/16VDC; over-current resettable fuse; RoHS compliant. Price ($775) from studiologicsound.com dealer listing; a separate web aggregator (Equipboard/Odyssey) showed $825 — flagged discrepancy, lower-confidence figure not used.