Summit Audio MPC-100A
Mic preamp + compressor (no EQ)
Channel StripPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Channel Strip
- Description
- Mic preamp + compressor (no EQ)
- Topology
- hybrid tube+solid-state, transformer
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono, stereo-linkable
- Form factor
- 19-inch rack
- Rack units
- 2
- Powered
- yes
- Power (W)
- 40
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz +/-1dB with 1dB compression
- Impedance (Ω)
- 150 (XLR out)
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: Gain, compression threshold/ratio, stereo link, sidechain
I/O: Mic: +4dB female XLR; Line: +4dB female XLR; Hi-Z: 10K-1.75M ohm; Out: +4dB male XLR and 1/4" -10dB unbalanced; sidechain 1/4" stereo jack
Notes: JUDGMENT CALL: MPC-100A combines a mic preamp with a compressor but has no EQ section, so it sits between 'Preamp' and 'Channel Strip' in the taxonomy; classified here as Channel Strip due to its multi-stage (pre+dynamics) signal path - FLAGGED. B&H product copy describes it as 'Tube/Solid State Design' with a Jensen input transformer - hybrid+transformer topology per third-party retail source, not confirmed on Summit's own spec page which only cites 12AX7A tube stages - FLAGGED. Price left BLANK: retailer prices found ranged widely ($1,335 aggregator floor to $2,999.99 at Walmart, ~$2,400 historical Tape Op reference) with no single reliable current MSRP identified - blanks over guesses per golden rule.