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A single-channel, two-section unit, the MPC-100A combines a tube preamplifier with a new compressor/limiter designed to optimize any signal before transition to digital. One of the highest-quality compressors we've ever heard.
Summit Audio MPC-100A Tube Microphone Preamp & Compressor
Single Channel Tube Preamp/Compressor with Variable hi-Z Input
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Tech Specs
- Preamp Type: Tube
- Number of Channels: 1
- Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
- Phantom Power: Yes
- Compressor Threshold: -30dB to 25dB
- Analog Inputs: 1 x XLR (Mic), 1 x XLR (Line), 1 x 1/4" (Hi-Z)
- Analog Outputs: 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4"
- Other I/O: 1 x 1/4" (Side Chain Insert), 1 x 1/4" (Link)
- Rackmount Spaces: 2U
- Height: 3.5"
- Depth: 10"
- Width: 19"
- Weight: 17 lbs.
- Manufacturer Part Number: MPC-100A
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