Serpent Audio Splice MKII
FET Compressor
Compressor / Limiter$1,699Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- FET Compressor
- Topology
- FET, discrete, dual-mode (switchable Blackface / Bluestripe circuit topologies)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono (stereo linkable via front-panel link switch)
- Form factor
- 19" rackmount
- Rack units
- 2U
- Powered
- yes (internal linear PSU)
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Mode switch (Blackface/Bluestripe/hybrid), Stereo Link switch, External Send & Return switch, 'All Buttons In'/Slam mode, True Bypass (relay), Mix/Blend control, switchable active sidechain filter, Ratio (2:1, 4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1, plus soft-bypass), Attack 20-800μs, Release 50ms-1.1s, true VU meter with buffer circuit
I/O: External Send & Return front-panel connections; switchable 600Ω output loading
Notable use: 1176-style FET compressor combining Blackface and Bluestripe UREI/UA 1176 circuit variants ('spliced') in one rackmount unit
Notes: Site used: serpentaudio.com (official product page, confirmed live) + multiple US dealers for price confirmation (consistent $1,699 across retailers). High confidence. Lineage: explicitly modeled on the UREI/UA 1176 FET limiting amplifier (both 'Blackface' and 'Bluestripe' circuit revisions), not the SSL bus-compressor lineage. Power supply is 115V/230V user-selectable integrated linear PSU; power_watts not stated so left blank. year_intro left blank, not stated on manufacturer page.