Retro Instruments Doublewide II Tube Compressor
500-series Tube Compressor
Compressor / LimiterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- 500-series Tube Compressor
- Topology
- all-tube/valve, variable-mu
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono, with stereo link switch
- Form factor
- 500-series module (double-width, 2 slots)
- Connection
- 500-series (API-format) rack
- Powered
- 500-series rack supply, 130 mA
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Front-panel meter zero control, stereo link switch with indicator, expanded Attack and Release ranges, hard-wire bypass
I/O: 500-series gold-plated edge connector, transformer-balanced (Cinemag input/output transformers)
Notes: Successor to Doublewide I; manufacturer describes it as offering 'aggressive capability similar to the Retro Instruments 176 Limiting Amplifier' with expanded attack/release ranges and lower current draw (130 mA vs 180 mA for Doublewide I). Tubes: 12AT7 and 12AU7. American-made stainless steel chassis and Simpson meter, hand-wired with no ribbon cables. Frequency response and price not published on manufacturer page.