API 525 Discrete 500 Series Classic Compressor
$999.96
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API 525 Discrete 500 Series Classic Compressor
API 525 Discrete 500 Series Classic Compressor — sourced facts: Audio resolution: 20 kHz; Connectivity: USB; Manufacturer: Automated Processes, Inc. (API); Production Years: Early 1970s, reissued 2000s–present.
$999.96
Sale price
$999.96
Regular price
Condition
Mint
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Specifications
| Audio resolution | 20 kHz |
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| Connectivity | USB |
| Manufacturer | Automated Processes, Inc. (API) |
| Production Years | Early 1970s, reissued 2000s–present |
| Original Price | $495 (early 1970s) |
| Form Factor | 500 Series module |
| Compressor Type | Feedback, peak-detecting |
| Circuit Design | Fully discrete, solid-state |
| Compression Ratio | 2:1 or 20:1 (switchable) |
| Attack Time | As fast as 15 microseconds |
| Release Times | 0.1s, 0.5s, 1.5s, 2.0s (switchable via two toggles) |
| Threshold Range | Variable, continuously adjustable |
| Weight | 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg) |
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| Dimensions | 1.75" H x 1.5" W x 6.5" D (44.5 x 38.1 x 165.1 mm) |
| Power | 18 Volts/DC, @80 ma |
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| Current draw | 80 ma |
| Power Requirements | ±16V DC, 500-series standard |
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Power18 Volts/DC, @80 ma
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API discrete 500 series compressor in mint condition. Finish: black, gray, red, teal.