Stam Audio Stam-Level
Vari-Mu Compressor
Compressor / Limiter$1,990Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- Vari-Mu Compressor
- Topology
- Vari-mu tube - clone of the Gates Sta-Level (1950s broadcast limiter)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- Mono
- Form factor
- 19-inch rack
- Rack units
- 3U
- Country of manufacture
- Chile
Details
Controls: Input level, Output level, Recovery Time (4 modes), compression mode (single/double/triple), Drive (5-position, 1dB steps), Dry/Wet blend, 3-position sidechain HPF (off/60Hz/120Hz), true bypass
Notes: Clones the Gates Sta-Level, an all-tube broadcast vari-mu limiter (historically related to the Fairchild/RCA vari-mu lineage but a distinct classic design). 8 tubes: matched NOS 6BA6s, 6V6s, 12AT7, 0B2 regulator, 5Y3GT rectifier, 6AL5. UK Sowter transformers. Sale price $1,990 (list $2,290).