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Manley ELOP+ Dual-channel Tube Compressor/Limiter

Electro-optical Compressor/Limiter, Dual Channel, All-tube Audio Path, and Stereo Link
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The New, Improved ELOP

Manley's ELOP has remained an essential component in the signal chains of top engineers since its introduction in the early '90s. Now Manley ups the ante with the ELOP+, a reimagined and re-engineered version of the vaunted optical tube limiter that gives you the versatility of an additional 3:1 compression ratio and the sonic benefits of a high-performance vacuum tube line amp, a White Follower output stage, and a state-of-the-art high-voltage switching power supply. Handcrafted in Manley's Chino, California, factory, the ELOP+ rocks the impeccable sonics, performance, and build quality we at Sweetwater expect from Manley. Trust us — you will be impressed.

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Manley ELOP+ Features:

  • Electro-optical compressor/limiter with 10:1 limiting, 3:1 compression ratios
  • Dual channel (stereo linkable)
  • Vacuum tube audio path with 6922 and 5751 dual-triode tubes
  • Manley IRON-balanced, transformer-coupled XLR inputs
  • Impedance-balanced XLR outputs
  • Per-channel Bypass switch, auto mute (warm-up delay)
  • Lighted VU meters, switchable between Gain Reduction and Output Level
  • Includes Sidechain Highpass Filter
  • Internal universal power supply lets you enjoy worldwide operation

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  • Type: Electro-optical compressor
  • Number of Channels: 2-channel, Stereo
  • Ratio: 10:1 limiting, 3:1 compression
  • Inputs: 2 x XLR
  • Outputs: 2 x XLR
  • Rack Spaces: 2U
  • Manufacturer Part Number: MELPP

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I've had this for a few years now and one thing led to another and I noticed too few reviews for this beautiful machine. Thus, here am I. If transparency is what you need, you can push absolutely anything through this and it remains transparent. It's marvelous. I also use it mono in-line, as a compressor and then a limiter. Works great that way, too.
by JOSEPH MCGREGOR from DALLAS, TX on

This is a special compressor

I picked up the ELOP+ a couple of years ago from Sweetwater. I was looking for something that would be different from the Manley Vari Mu. My first really expensive compressor was the Manley Vari Mu, which was quite disappointing to me. It is great as a coloring tool, but it fails to reduce gain as effectively as many other compressors. In my opinion, the Vari Mu is an expensive tool that only works well in a couple of situations.

Based on that experience, I was nervous to give ELOP+ a try, but I do love Manley's preamps and line amps. With the return policy at Sweetwater, I was gave it a try. As soon as it arrived, I fell in love. The ELOP+ is not as dark as an LA2A, but it has a lot in common with it. I found, and still find, the ELOP+ to be much more versatile than an LA2A. Additionally, it does the thing I wanted it to do more than anything else: effective gain reduction. It is a medium speed compressor/limiter, so it doesn't kill transient attacks. It lets them through, and then it reduces audio signals in such a sweet, colored, and gentle manner. It creates leveled audio tails of tube goodness. It makes vocals slightly darker, warmer, and more interesting. It sweetens bass guitar. It cuts harshness out of acoustic guitar parts that were recorded with modern condenser mics. It is an all-around winner at beautiful and forgiving gain reduction (what a compressor is supposed to do).

Lastly, the ELOP+ is hard to mess up. You can be heavy-handed with it in limit mode and still get very natural and sweet sounding results. I was disappointed with the Vari Mu, but I couldn't be happier with the ELOP+. I often use it on everything. It works for almost all source material, and it does its job gently, deftly, and adds a magical sparkle to things.
by Matt from USA on
Music background: Producer and Engineer

Outstanding

I bought it, connected it, and started running audio through it. It's no distrssor or remotely close to it. In fact, I was looking to get a nicely compressed tone from the drum bus, and I found it to be too tame for that. I do own other compressors that address what I was looking for nicely. I found myself recording rock guitars direct going through a Rack 11 and feeding my Neves 33122a's and into the interface. It was still missing the glue that you would get by mic'ing a guitar cab. I decided to run the guitars from the Neves to the Elop+ first before hitting the interface. The change was just marginal. Yes, it did sound closer to what I was looking for, but then I decided to bypass the unit by pushing the In/bypass switches in the front of the unit. That's when the glue came to life!! I thought it was a pseudo effect going on in my brain, so I disconnected them from the chain and the sound deteriorated back to what it was before I inserted them in the chain! Case in point.... They rock in the bypass mode. I guess the the bypass is not a hard bypass and the signal is treated to the tube circuit regardless if they're in bypass or not. Buy this thing, even if you just put signals through it for added glue! I'm now passing almost everything through it just for the added sonic improvement!
by Charlie from New Jersey on
Music background: 40+ years as bass player

Mmmmmm

This is my first foray into outboard compression in a studio setting, and I am eleven kinds of delighted. I have used it extensively on vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, synths, VIs, and as a master buss compressor and it excels at everything. EVERYTHING. I was considering an LA-2A, but my Sweetwater pusher Robby Resnick told me about this little slice of heaven, so I started researching. I'm fortunate in that I live in Southern California, so I was able to make the drive over to the factory on a Tuesday afternoon to see, touch, smell, experience the device first hand. Everyone there was wonderful, and beyond helpful. I wanted to hear some audio run through it, but they didn't have one immediately ready. Have no fearI The engineer who was showing me around finished putting one together (I watched him put the tubes in!!) and played some tracks through it. I was struck by its transparency and the simple fact that everything just sounded better when run through it. It seems to add an x-factor even when it's not really doing any noticeable compressing. It's a testament to high-quality components and perfect construction.

I'm going to go on for a bit longer, but the takeaway is that there is really no reason to ever not use this compressor. For anything. It glues, widens, butters.

I was pretty much convinced after my visit that this was the direction I was going to go in, since it has a bit of the flavor of the LA-2A, but with more transparency and another channel (and hence the ability to use it on a stereo mix -- for me it's about quality, versatility, and of course bang for the buck). Just to be certain though I stopped by another retailer and listened again to audio through an LA-2A, and yes, it was freakin' gorgeous, but much more colorful. Too colorful, in fact, for what I was looking for. I fully intend to one day own one of those puppies as well, but for versatility and overall "wow" it became clear that this was indeed a no-brainer. With each year I become a more selective buyer, and the ELOP+ is one of the best purchases I've ever made.
by Jeff from Los Angeles on

Great for vocals

Love it for vocals. I used it next to an Avalon 2044, and granted, Avalon sound great, but this Elop+ is amazing! Vocals, acoustic guitars, overheads, strings, just superb!
by One Music from Rancho Cucamonga on
Music background: Recording Studio

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Joe Holsclaw

It's been a great experience every time I've used the ELOP+ in my home studio. It provides super smooth optical compression that rocks on bass, vocals, and even the mix bus!
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