Golden Age Project Comp54 - VINTAGE COMPRESSOR

(This text is machine translated) The COMP-54 is a vintage style compressor. The signal uses only discrete components such as resistors, capacitors and transistors. The input and output lines are balanced and the unit also has a third intermediate transformer. This is how audio components were built before integrated circuits were available. I c.i. they are small and inexpensive and are widely used in most modern projects. It is clear, however, that audio components built with modern technologies do not always ensure the best perceived sound quality or the character that the modern user desires. Conversely, the subjective sound quality achieved by vintage equipment is often preferred to that provided by modern units. This is why so many vintage audio components are cloned and re-manufactured, also because vintage originals are often very expensive on the second-hand market.