Stam Audio SA-1B
Opto Compressor
Compressor / Limiter$1,990Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Opto Compressor
- Topology
- Tube opto compressor - clone of the "Danish 1B" opto compressor
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono (stereo-link switch for pairing two units)
- Form factor
- 19-inch rack
- Rack units
- 3U
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz +/-0.1 dB
- Country of manufacture
- Chile
Details
Controls: Threshold, Ratio, Makeup Gain; variable/fixed attack & release; continuous Dry/Wet blend; 5-position sidechain HPF; bypass; stereo link switch
Notes: Rack version (500-series sibling is SA-1B5, listed separately). "Danish 1B" is the well-known Elop/Tube-Tech-lineage opto compressor design. Sale price $1,990 (list $2,290). 30dB gain, S/N >95dB, 12AU7/12AX7 tubes, Swedish Lundahl output transformer, US input transformer. IO connectors not explicitly stated.