Specifications – Manley STEREO VARIABLE MU LIMITER / COMPRESSOR - 1994 - 3/2004 User Manual
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SPECIFICATIONS
Electronics
Transformer Input, 3 dual triodes in balanced symmetrical
variable mu circuit / line amp and Transformer Output per
channel. Vacuum tube audio rectification for side chain.
Custom Meters, Attenuators, etc. Input and output
transformers designed by David Manley and wound in-
house at Manley Lab's magnetics department.
Input Impedance
600 ohms Balanced, PIN 2 HOT
Output Impedance
600 ohms Balanced, PIN 2 HOT
Gain
(line amplifier)
3O dB Minimum, 35 dB typical
Maximum Input
+36 dB (52 V RMS) (estimated for 1% THD)
Input attenuator is before input transformer
GR Thresholds
Onset of LIMIT -20 dBM to +10 dBM (input at 9:00)
Onset of COMPRESS -10 dBM to +10 dBM "
Maximum Output
+30 dB (26 V RMS) (26 dB headroom)
Output attenuator is T pad after Output Transformer
Noise Floor
-80 dB : 20Hz to 80Khz: -90 dB typical
Distortion
.1 % at unity gain 100 Hz to 3 Khz typical
.2 %: 20Hz to 10Khz at typical settings
Frequency Response
+/- 1dB from 20 Hz to 20 Khz
Recovery Time
.2 sec , .4 sec, .6 sec , 4 sec , 8 sec
Attack Time
25 ms (Fast) (50 mS at 12:00) to 70 ms (Slow)
Applications
Professional audio recording, mixing and mastering.
Power Consumption
48 watts
Fuse type:
2 Amp slo-blo for 120 Volt mains
1 Amp slo-blo for 240 Volt mains
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