API 2500+

Craft precision and power into your mix with dynamic excellence.

Save 13% £3,295.00 £2,859.00 (Inc VAT)

£2,382.50 (Ex VAT). Shipping calculated at checkout.

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Revamp your audio experience with the API 2500+ Stereo Bus Compressor. This exceptional unit empowers you to sculpt the sonic character of your stereo mix by fine-tuning punch and tonal qualities. Designed for versatility and precision, this 19-inch rack-mountable marvel boasts a dual-channel configuration, providing the flexibility to employ it either as a stereo compressor or as two independent units using a unified compression setting.

What sets the 2500+ apart is its arsenal of distinctive features, headlined by API`s patented THRUST® circuitry that delivers a chest-thumping, impactful low-end. Further enhancing its prowess is the option to toggle between "old" and "new" compression styles. The "old" style channels the timeless "feed back" compression reminiscent of the revered API 525, while the "new" style employs the cutting-edge "feed forward" approach where the compressor side chain originates directly from the unit input. Enriching the offering is the output stage with an auto-makeup gain button, seamlessly allowing you to modify the threshold or ratio while effortlessly maintaining a consistent output level.

Freshly integrated into the 2500+ is the innovative Mix/Blend circuit, making its debut in the esteemed 50th Anniversary Edition. The Mix/Blend control introduces the option for crossfading or parallel mixing of the compressed and uncompressed signals. Choose from three user settings:

• OFF - Exclusively compressed signal
• X (Cross) - Gradual mix adjustment from 100% uncompressed to 100% compressed, enhancing one as the other diminishes
• + (Parallel) - Blend compressed signal into the unaffected signal, preserving its integrity

The 2500+ ensures sonic fidelity with its fully balanced architecture and dual front-panel VU meters displaying input, output, and gain reduction levels. Backed by API`s industry-exclusive five-year parts warranty, the 2500+ guarantees reliability, sonic excellence, and enduring performance – the hallmark of all API products.

Key Features:
• Powered by API 2520 Op Amps
• Expanded variable threshold from -20dBu to +20dBu
• Selectable ratio, attack, and release settings
• Harness the patented THRUST® filter with three frequency-dependent side chain control options
• Flexibly link left and right channels
• Experience the vintage "feed back" and modern "feed forward" compression modes
• Choose from Soft, Medium, or Hard knee for seamless compression
• Effortless auto or manual gain make-up
• Utilize 1/4" balanced side chain inputs
• Output gracefully clips at +32dBu
• Embrace the novel Mix/Blend circuitry
• Stay informed with the "Over Threshold" LED indicator
• Monitor input level, output level, and gain reduction through stereo analog meters
• Enjoy peace of mind with full hard-wired relay bypass functionality

Shipping – For next day delivery you must order before 3.30pm

UK Mainland – Orders over £99 qualify for FREE standard shipping (1-3 working days) We also offer a range of chargeable express shipping options for next working day, pre 12pm, pre 10.30am, Saturday deliveries and deliveries on a specific date. Our main UK courier is DPD.

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International/Export – Delivery charges will be calculated at checkout. All orders that are in stock we aim to dispatch from our warehouse within 48 hours. We ship all orders outside of the UK, NI, Isle of Man, Channel Islands via Fedex. All prices and delivery charges are exclusive of VAT for export. The customer is responsible to pay for any additional duties and charges.

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Shipping – For next day delivery you must order before 3.30pm

Need to return an item? No problem.