RS660 Compressor
Compressor
From Chandler Limited:
The Chandler Limited RS660 Compressor is a handmade, mono/linkable, transformer-balanced valve (vacuum tube) compressor and limiter, configured in a dual rack space chassis with an internal power supply.
Building upon advancements that began with the historic EMI RS124 and Fairchild 660 compressors used at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios during the 1960s, the Chandler Limited RS660 Compressor distills them into a refined and elegant compression circuit…that is the ‘RS660 Compressor.’
Rather than a simple reproduction of the legendary tube levelers, the RS660 Compressor stands apart and represents a path forward in the recording engineering development department.
Specs
- Channels
- Mono (stereo linkable)
- Circuit type
- Valve (6386, 6CG7, 6AL5)
- Input
- XLR (pin 2 hot, transformer balanced), Impedance 15k Ohms
- Output
- XLR (pin 2 hot, transformer balanced), Impedance 200/600 Ohms, switchable
- Link
- 1/4" mono (tip - CV, sleeve - 0v)
- Input control
- Variable potentiometer, stepped optional
- Output control
- Variable potentiometer, stepped optional
- Link switch
- Switchable defeat/bypass
- Compressor mode
- THD, Limit, Comp (switched)
- Time constant
- Selectable, 7 positions (stepped switch)
- Output impedance
- Selectable, 200/600 Ohms, (toggle switch)
- Power
- Internal, 120V/220V (preset for region)
- Fuse type
- .25 Amp (250mA) 250V SLO-BLO
Source: Chandler Limited RS660 Compressor user manual (Technical specifications, rev. RS660-042924)