Locomotive Audio 14B printed circuit board version - A Vari-Mu Compressor That Will Make Your Vocal Sit Perfectly. The Real Sound of Vari-Mu Tube Compression at Your Fingertips. Just like its popular vintage inspirations, the Gates Sta-Level, UA 175B, RCA BA-6A and Collins 26U, the results are a sound that cannot be replicated with any other method of gain reduction. The Locomotive Audio 14B delivers!
TRANSFORMERS Super premium MuMetal shielded input and interstage transformers
SPEED & TONE Fast UA 175B attack meets smooth Gates Sta-Level Output
LOW CUT FILTER Adjust & cut the low frequencies that trigger compression
STEREO LINK Use the 14B aggressively on your stereo room mics and overheads or gently on your mix bus
As an audio engineer, we know you want to use the best tools to shape your sound. And if you are going to spend money on gear, you deserve hardware that's always in tip-top shape. You shouldn't have to worry about when something goes wrong. Rest assured, we guarantee the gear we build by backing it with a lifetime warranty.
Features
• Stereo Link switch
• Sidechain Low Cut filter control: Off and 70-350Hz
• Hard-wire bypass switch
• Compression turned off with full counterclockwise attack position, switching to line amplifier
• Two position Compress-Limit Switch
• Two position VU meter switch: Gain Reduction - Output
• 6BC8 balance adjustment on interior of unit
• Custom Sifam backlit VU meter
• XLR input and output connections
• Custom MuMetal shielded input and interstage transformers
• Custom output transformer
• Hand-built in USA with classic turret board technique
• Heavy 16 gauge steel chassis
• 115v/230v AC mains option on rear
• Lifetime warranty parts and labor
Specifications
• Tubes: (1) 6BC8, (1) 12AY7, (2) 6V6s
• Input load impedance: 5kΩ
• Output impedance: <1kΩ
• Variable Attack: (300 µS - 20 mS)
• Variable Release: (100 mS - 2 Sec)
• Compression (4:1 ratio) or Limiting 10:1 ratio)
• Frequency response: 20Hz-20kHz
• THD+N: <1%
• S/N ratio: >70dB
• Dimensions: 19"w x 3.5"h x 10"d (2u rackspace)
• Shipping Weight: 20 lbs.
• Power Consumption (120/240VAC): 42 watts
Data sheet
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