{"product_id":"manley-stereo-variable-mu-5331-used","title":"Manley Stereo Variable MU #5331 (Used)","description":"Great condition later version, with 5670 tubes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eManley Variable MU Limiter\/Compressor\u003c\/strong\u003e has been Manley's best selling product for many years. It is one of the very few compressors that has become a real standard in Mastering studios and contributed to most hit records over the last decade and probably the next. \"Mu\" is tube-speak for gain, and Variable Mu® is our registered trademark for this limiter compressor. It works by using the \"remote cut-off\" or re-biasing of a vacuum tube to achieve compression. The precious vintage Fairchild 670 also uses this technique and is one of few all-tube compressor to do so, that we know of. Even the side-chain has glowing rectifier bottles. How’s it work? The unique 5670 dual triode is at the center of the peak-reducing and compression action constantly being re-biased by the vacuum tube rectified side-chain control voltages which cause this tube to smoothly change its gain. Just like that. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCompress mode\u003c\/strong\u003e is soft-knee 1.5 to 1 ratio while the sharper knee LIMIT mode starts at 4 to 1 and moves to a more dramatic ratio of 20 to 1 when limiting over 12dB. Interestingly, the knee actually softens as more limiting is used. Distortion can be creatively used by turning up the Input and turning down the Output while using very little or no compression. See the gain reduction curves here!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou might notice that the Variable Mu® Limiter Compressor has a ganged input control, but do not jump to conclusions that it is mono-unfriendly. Track away! There are separate threshold and output controls to make compensations with plus you can always adjust your individual source levels elsewhere, right? The advantage of the stereo input control becomes dramatically clear when you switch to LINK mode, and that’s what our Variable Mu® Limiter Compressor does better than anything else: final mix, 2-track, or mastering limiting and compression. Like one reviewer put it: “It’s like pouring a bowl of sweet cream over the mix.” Mmmmmm. Yummy. Give your music a big hug.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMANLEY input \u0026amp; output transformers with nickel laminations in mu-metal cases with flat frequency response from 20Hz-25KHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBALANCED INPUTS \u0026amp; OUTPUTS (600 Ohms)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully differential ALL-TUBE circuitry using one each 5670, 5751 (or 12AX7), 7044 (or 5687), \u0026amp; 12AL5 per channel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependently regulated B+ and Heater supplies\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHard-wire BYPASS switch\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStepped switch INPUT attenuator as of 10\/2011. (older units use Silent dual-ganged potentiometer)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRECOVERY 5 steps: 0.2s, 0.4s, 0.6s, 4sec., 8sec.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariable ATTACK: 25msec-70msec\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinuously variable THRESHOLD\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLIMIT (4:1 to 20:1) or COMPRESS (1.5 to 1)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHP SC: High Pass Side Chain Filter -3dB @ 100Hz\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge ILLUMINATED Sifam METERS \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSTEREO LINK SWITCH\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum gain: 35dB\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMax. output: +30dBu (26Vrms) 26dB Headroom\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026lt;0.1% THD @ 1KHz Noise floor: -85dB typical\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower Consumption (120\/240VAC): 80 watts \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manley Labs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449703034983,"sku":"44423","price":2995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8848\/5479\/files\/manley_stereo_variable_mu__5331__used__4531329_41cc4b9f-c27f-4200-b7de-d1c30eb46805.jpg?v=1787090060","url":"https:\/\/vintageking.mom\/products\/manley-stereo-variable-mu-5331-used","provider":"Vintage King","version":"1.0","type":"link"}