From Locomotive Audio
The Real Sound of Vari-Mu Tube Compression at Your Fingertips
Just like its popular vintage inspirations, the Gates Sta-Level, UA 175B, RCA BA-6A and Collins 26U, the results are a sound that cannot be replicated with any other method of gain reduction.
The Locomotive Audio 14B delivers!
TRANSFORMERS
Super premium
MuMetal shielded
input and interstage transformers
SPEED & TONE
Fast UA 175B attack meets smooth Gates Sta-Level Output
LOW CUT FILTER
Adjust & cut the low frequencies that trigger compression
STEREO LINK
Use the 14B aggressively on your stereo room mics and overheads or gently on your mix bus
Features
- Stereo Link switch
- Sidechain Low Cut filter control: Off and 70-350Hz
- Hard-wire bypass switch
- Compression turned off with full counterclockwise attack position, switching to line amplifier
- Two position Compress-Limit Switch
- Two position VU meter switch: Gain Reduction - Output
- 6BC8 balance adjustment on interior of unit
- Custom Sifam backlit VU meter
- XLR input and output connections
- Custom MuMetal shielded input and interstage transformers
- Custom output transformer
- Hand-built in USA
- Heavy 16 gauge steel chassis
- 115v/230v AC mains option on rear
- Tubes
- (1) 6BC8, (1) 12AY7, (2) 6V6s
- Input load impedance
- 5kΩ
- Output impedance
- <1kΩ
- Variable Attack
- (300 µS - 20 mS)
- Variable Release
- (100 mS - 2 Sec)
- Compression (4
- 1 ratio) or Limiting 10:1 ratio)
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz
- THD+N
- <1%
- S/N ratio
- >70dB
- Dimensions
- 19"w x 3.5"h x 10"d (2u rackspace)
- Shipping Weight
- 20 lbs.
- Power Consumption (120/240VAC)
- 42 watts
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
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