IGS Photon 500-Series Compressor
IGS Photon 500-Series Compressor, an optical compressor, based on technology from the 60's, first used in the UREI LA-2A limiter and later in the LA4. As an homage to these legendary products, IGS packed this technology in a 500-series module.
The IGS PHOTON 500 uses an opto-coupler, which introduces negative feedback in the audio path, taking care of gain reduction, being the basics of all compression.
The PHOTON 500 has an electronically balanced input with 2520 compatible op-amp in the gain stage. The output is balanced by a Carnhill transformer.
IGS Photon 500-Series Compressor Features
- 500-series mono module
- All stepped manipulators
- Precise LED bar scale
- Carnhill output transformer
- 3 year warranty
- Controls:
- Peak Reduction: controls the gain of the side-chain circuit,
- Hard wire Bypass,
- Ratio: 2:1, 4:1, 12:1,
- Sidechain Hi-Pass filter: Flat, 60, 120Hz,
- London/New York: Advanced compression curve modeling, like SLAM.
- Output: 12-pole stepped makeup gain.
IGS Photon 500-Series Compressor Specifications
- Device type
- Optical Compressor Yes
- Basic features
- All stepped manipulators Yes
- Sidechain HPF OFF, 60Hz, 120Hz
- Input & Output
- Input Impedance (balanced) 10k ohm
- Output Impedance (balanced) 600 ohm
- Audio transformers Yes, Carnhill
- Levels
- Operating Level +4 dBu
- Max input level +20 dBu
- Max output level +22 dBu
- Noise Level -99 dBA
- Max. gain 30 dB
- Max Gain Reduction 20 dB
- Time constants
- Ratio 2:1, 4:1, 12:1
- Bandwidth
- Fequency response 8 Hz to 20 kHz, +/- 0.1dB
- Distortion (@ 20 Hz - 20 kHz)
- THD+N 0.012%
- Power
- Power consumption 2.5W
- Packing box
- Shipping weight 1 kg / 2.2 lbs
IGS Photon 500-Series Compressor Includes
- IGS Photon 500-Series Optical Compressor
- Manual & Literature
IGS Photon 500-Series Compressor Downloads
What We Think
IGS Audio gear is some of the most impressive 500 series offerings we've seen, to date. All of it is incredibly beefy both in regards to sound and build quality. Front End Audio is seeing something quite special with all of IGS's products and we are excited to be bringing them to you!
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