Warm Audio WA-1B Tube Compressor
Accurately Recreating World-Class Scandinavian Compression
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SKU: WA-1B
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Product Description
The WA-1B accurately recreates world-class Scandinavian compression, combining smooth tube-optical warmth with precision controls. Like its original inspiration, favoured by producers and engineers from Chris Lord-Alge to Rick Rubin, the WA-1B delivers that revered “forgiving” musical compression of tube-optical circuitry with speed and control more closely associated with modern dynamics processing. Hand-wired to authentically recreate the sound of a renowned circuit, the WA-1B combines custom large-core transformers from Lundahl Sweden, select tubes, and a premium high-precision optical element for ultra-fast and accurate operation without sacrificing authentic analogue warmth.
Key Features:
- Tube-Opto Tone With Extended Control:
Delivering that revered “forgiving” musical compression with the added speed and control functionality, the WA-1B excels on highly dynamic sources that demand analogue warmth. - Hand-Tested In Austin, TX:
The WA-1B is meticulously hand-tested and inspected by trained technicians with a passion for making music in Austin, TX USA. - Premium Components:
The WA-1B is a 270v circuit with hand wired through-hole circuitry, and 100% discrete analogue signal path. The custom large-core transformers from Lundahl Sweden bring the full Scandinavian-style analogue tone of the WA-1B circuit to life. Paired with select tubes from JJ and Tung-Sol, the high-precision optical element applies sweet analogue warmth to audio signals with unrivalled accuracy.
Specifications:
- Accurately recreating world-class Scandinavian compression combining smooth tube-optical warmth with precision controls
- True-to-spec 270 volt, 100% discrete analogue signal path - hand wired with through-hole components
- Transformer-balanced fully floating input and output - Custom-core large transformers from Scandinavian Manufacturer, Lundahl in Sweden
- 12AX7 Tung-Sol & JJ 12AU7 tubes
- Frequency response @ -3 dB: 5 Hz to 25 kHz
- Self-Noise: < -75 dBU @ 30 dB gain
- CMRR: > 60 dB @ 10 kHz
- Ratio from 2:1 to 10:1
- Variable Threshold: Off to -40 dBU
- Continuously variable, fixed, or fixed/manual attack and release times
- Fixed - Attack: 1 millisecond | Release: 50 milliseconds
- Manual - Attack: .5 - 300 milliseconds | Release: .05 seconds - 10 seconds
- Fixed/Man mode blends the release times of fixed and manual mode - Output gain: Off to +30 dBU
- Input impedance: 600ohms
- Two bus connectors to connect multiple sidechains
- Meter (VU) input, output, or compression amount
- Linear, low-noise power supply with toroidal power transformer