Stam Audio SA-1B5
Opto Compressor
Compressor / Limiter$1,490Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Opto Compressor
- Topology
- Tube opto compressor - 500-series clone of the "Danish 1B" opto compressor
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono
- Form factor
- 500-series module
- Connection
- 500-series (lunchbox-powered); FLAG: page also states "2U" designation, unusual for a standard single-slot 500 module - not clarified on page
- Powered
- Powered by host 500-series rack/lunchbox; page notes 450mA current draw
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz +/-0.1 dB
- Country of manufacture
- Chile
Details
Controls: Variable/fixed/fixed-manual attack & release, continuous Dry/Wet blend, 5-position sidechain HPF, bypass
I/O: Input/GR/output LED meters; 500-series edge connector
Notes: 500-series module version of SA-1B (rack sibling). 30dB gain, S/N >95dB, 12AU7/12AX7 tubes, custom US input transformer + Lundahl output transformer. Sale price $1,490 (list $1,690). Next batch noted August 2026 (backorder) at time of research.