Fairchild Model 670

The Original is back...

£35,995.00 (Inc VAT)

£29,995.83 (Ex VAT). Shipping calculated at checkout.

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The FAIRCHILD 670 is a highly sought-after vacuum tube compressor that has been faithfully recreated to provide modern producers and audio engineers with the classic sound of the original hardware. With its dual-channel design and unique compression characteristics, the FAIRCHILD 670 is capable of adding warmth, depth, and character to any audio signal. The vacuum tube technology used in the FAIRCHILD 670 adds a natural, organic quality to the compressed signal, providing a rich and dynamic sound that is highly prized by audio professionals. Whether you’re working in a professional recording studio or a home project studio, the FAIRCHILD 670 is an essential tool for adding that classic analog sound to your productions.

The FAIRCHILD 670 has a reputation as one of the most versatile and best sounding compressors ever made. Having been used on countless hit recordings over the years, the FAIRCHILD 670 remains one of the most sought after pieces of studio recording gear throughout the world. Its unique combination of tube driven amplification and gain reduction makes the FAIRCHILD 670 capable of a wide range of compression effects, from subtle and transparent to heavy and pumping. We are proud to announce this faithful and meticulous recreation of the original FAIRCHILD 670, The legend reborn.

Key Features:
• Dual mono/stereo operation
• Six selectable time constants
• Threshold, compression, and makeup gain controls
• VU metering
• Hand-wired point-to-point construction
• Custom-designed transformers
• Tube-driven amplification

Applications:
• Vocals
• Drums
• Bass
• Guitars
• Strings
• Piano
• Brass
• Orchestral instruments
• Mix bus/mastering

Technical Specifications
(Each channel, unless otherwise specified)

• INPUT IMPEDANCE: 600 Ω
• OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 600 Ω
• RANGE OF INPUT LEVEL: 0 dBm to +16 dBm
• OUTPUT LEVEL: +4 or +8 dBVU (+27 dBm clipping point)
• GAIN: +7dB
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 40 cycles to 15 kc +/- 1dB
• NOISE LEVEL: 70 dB below +4 dBm
• LIMITING NOISES: Below audibility
• INTERMODULATION OR HARMONIC DISTORTION: Less than 1% at any level up to + 18 dBm output (no limiting) Less than 1% at dBm limiting +12dBm output
• ATTACK TIME: .2 milliseconds on positions 1, 2 and 6 .4 milliseconds on positions 3,4 and 5
• RELEASE TIME: Position 1: .3 sec Position 2: .8 seconds Position 3: 2 seconds Position 4: 5 seconds Position 5: Automatic function of program material: 2 seconds for individual peaks. 10 seconds for multiple peaks. 25 seconds for consistently high program level.
• COMPRESSION RATIO: A function of the amount of limiting as well as setting of the two threshold controls which can be set to operate at ratios from 1:2 to 1:30
• POWER REQUIREMENTS: 117 or 240 volts, 60 cycles AC, 3 amps.

Controls:
• 2 Input Gain controls: Step attenuator: 1 dB per step.
• 2 Threshold Controls: continuously variable.
• 2 Time Constant Switches: 6 positions so as to provide fixed and variable time constants for any type of program material.
• 2 Metering Switches: 3 positions so as to measure plate current of each control tube, or as a limiting indicator.
• Mode Switch: A-B positions: 2 independent limiters. Vertical-Lateral position: matrixing input and output, left and right in and out, limiting action vertical-lateral.
• On-off switch

Installed Tubes: 8x 6386, 2x 12AX7, 4x 6973, 2x 12BH7, 1x E80F, 1x 5651, 1x EL34, 1x GZ34

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

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