Steven Slate Audio Dragon
1176-style FET compressor/limiter with 1073-style Class A makeup amp
Compressor / Limiter$2,299Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Compressor / Limiter
- Description
- 1176-style FET compressor/limiter with 1073-style Class A makeup amp
- Topology
- 1176-style FET gain-reduction circuit driving a 1073-style Class A discrete makeup amplifier
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Form factor
- 19" rack unit
- Rack units
- 2U
- Powered
- AC mains, internal PSU (110V/220V)
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz +/-1dB
- Impedance (Ω)
- 15K input (bridged T-control, floating); 15K output load (transformer balanced, floating)
Details
Controls: Threshold, Ratio (2:1 to 'Squash'), Attack, Release, Parallel Compression Mix, 3 EQ-emphasis character filters, high-pass sidechain filter, Vintage/Normal mode switch, analog tape-style saturation modes
I/O: Balanced input and output (XLR / 1/4" TRS); 1/4" stereo-link jack for ganging two units
Notes: FLAG: DISCONTINUED, and NOT listed on the current stevenslateaudio.com site at all (confirmed via direct site search) -- included here per task instructions to cover Dragon as Steven-Slate-lineage hardware even though EOL. This was Slate Pro Audio's first hardware product, developed with Studio Electronics (Greg St. Regis and Tim Caswell handled electronics design; front-panel graphics by Davey Suicide). 'Slate Pro Audio' is the historical brand name under which this shipped -- same company lineage as Steven Slate Audio, explicitly NOT the same legal entity as Slate Digital. price_usd of 2299 is taken from the last live store listing (studioelectronics.store, marked sold out) since no original launch-era MSRP could be independently confirmed -- flag this as a possible closeout/inflated price rather than a stable original MSRP. Gain 45dB +/-1dB; S/N >81dB at +22dBm output / 0.5% THD; distortion >0.5% THD 50Hz-15kHz with limiting at 1.1s release. Weight 12 lbs (14 lbs boxed).