IGS Audio PHOTON 500-Series Opto Compressor - Used From IGS

The PHOTON 500 is an optical compressor, based on technology from the 60's, first used in the UREI LA-2A limiter and later in the LA4. As an homage to these legendary products, we packed this technology in a 500-series module. In Used, Excellent condition

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Manufacturer's Description from IGS

The PHOTON 500 uses an opto-coupler, which introduces negative feedback in the audio path, taking care of gain reduction, being the basics of all compression.

The PHOTON 500 has an electronically balanced input with 2520 compatible op-amp in the gain stage. The output is balanced by a Carnhill transformer.

Front panel Features:

Peak Reduction: controls the gain of the side-chain circuit
Hard wire Bypass
Ratio: 2:1, 4:1, 12:1
Sidechain Hi-Pass filter: Flat, 60, 120Hz
London/New York: Advanced compression curve modeling, like SLAM.
Output: 12-pole stepped makeup gain.

About Manufacturer

IGS Audio is now one the most desired studio equipment brands in Poland and it is continuously expanding internationally. The original IGS Audio products qualify as pretendants to no.1. Clones of other brands produced by Igs Audio are accurate and excellent.

IGS Audio is all about happiness in success. IGS Audio offers 3 years warranty for all products.

IGS Studio has been operational since 1997. The IGS Audio brand was created in 2003.

Specifications

500-series module
Input impedance: 10kOhm
Max input level: +24 dBu
Output impedance: 600Ω by Carnhill
Maximum Output Level: +32 dBu
Total Harmonic Distortion: max 0.5%
Frequency response: +/- 0.2 dB 8Hz to 20kHz
Gain: 30dB
HPF: Off, 60Hz, 120Hz
Signal to noise ratio: more than 99 dB
Power supply: +/- 16V
Power consumption: 110mA
Dimensions: 133x37x180mm
Weight: 700g
3 year warranty

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IGS Audio is now one the most desired studio equipment brands in Poland and it is continuously expanding internationally. With gear ranging from preamps to equalizers, IGS has everything a pro or amateur engineer could ever need. All IGS products are available for SoundPure’s Try-Before-You-Buy program, so if you want to hear how this great gear sounds in your studio with your gear, shoot us an email at ProAudio@SoundPure.com, or call us anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!