Q2 Audio F765 500 Series Comp/Lim

Controls: Input/Output level, Ratio (1:1/2:1/3:1/5:1/10:1/20:1), Attack (0.25ms/2.5ms/25ms), Release (25ms-3.2s in steps plus Auto dual-platform release), Threshold, Pre-Emphasis (P.E.) mode for HF control, fixed peak limiter (<0.25ms attack, 250ms release, 100:1 ratio with overshoot control), Sifam gain-reduction meter

I/O: 500-series edge-connector I/O (API-standard rack); CineMag output transformer; rear stereo-link connector; sidechain access via edge connector for ducking/de-essing

Notable use: Michael Wagener: "Love the F765s...they absolutely kill on room mics" (Q2 Audio Artists/Users page)

Notes: FLAG: authorized ADR reissue — the F765 packages the compression/limiting sections of the ADR Compex F760-N module into a single 500-series slot, built with the same 'blue Philips' capacitors and BC-series transistors as the original per Q2 product copy and Sound on Sound review. FLAG: task brief default topology='discrete, VCA' does not apply — recorded as 'discrete, FET' consistent with the Compex lineage (three discrete circuit boards, no op-amps, per Sonic Circus listing). FLAG: country_of_manufacture recorded as United States (Q2 Audio, Royal Oak, MI) rather than the task brief's UK default — see notes on sibling F760X-RS entry for sourcing. price_usd of $1,249 is the current Front End Audio single-unit listing (2026); power spec found via Sound on Sound review is +/-16V DC @ 70mA per rail (400mA turn-on surge), not mapped to power_watts field since units/format don't match numeric watts. A factory-matched stereo pair (F765-SP) is sold by dealers at ~$2,525 for two units — not cataloged as a separate SKU since it is simply a bundle of two F765 units, not a distinct design. year_intro not explicitly stated on Q2's site; earliest third-party review found (Sound on Sound, Barry Rudolph/Tape Op coverage referenced on product page) is circa 2017, but left blank per golden rule since no explicit launch date was confirmed.