Irmo, SC, United States
About this listing
The WesAudio RHEA 500-Series Compressor is a fully analog, stereo vari-mu tube compressor with digital recall.
Since digital footprint became part of the modern age, analog flavor was demanded more than ever. It is hard to imagine more musical and rich sounding compression than vari-mu desgin. This time ng500 line presents RHEA – most noble of all, where modern age meets vintage, literally.
TRUE TUBE COMPRESSIONRHEA is true tube compressor, where gain reduction is literally implemented via tube circuit. As vari-mu design is feed backward compression, its behavior is known for amazing musical results!
INTERSTAGE TRANSFORMERSTo properly integrate tubes into modern audio levels, just before signal is passed to the tubes, transformers are doing its magic! And that strongly emphasize the low end!
MIX KNOB FOR PARALLEL COMPRESSIONWith MIX knob at your disposal, parallel compression has never been simpler to achieve! With RHEA your MIX setting can be automated in your DAW. Did You ever wanted to push your compressor harder in chorus? Nothing simpler! Just record automation using touch sensitive encoder, or draw your automation lines in DAW!
THD – ADD COLOR TO YOUR MIXESTHD stands for “Total harmonic distortion” and it allows to saturate your signal with beautiful analog color.
HARDWARE A/BEven using RHEA as pure analog signal processor you can easily switch between two parallel settings with a magic of a simple buttons.
WesAudio RHEA 500-Series Compressor Features
100% analog device with +24dBu of headroom
True stereo tube “vari-mu” style compressor
High voltage tube operation
Interstage CARNHILL transformers
Input and output level control for maximum flexibility
Mix knob for parallel compression
THD – harmonic distortion with two modes (Medium & High)
SIDE CHAIN FILTERS – 3 high pass filters at 60,90 and 150 Hz
500 series and ng500 (e.g. _TITAN) series compatible
Total Recall and plugin control compatible with most DAWs.
Analog automation in DAW
WesAudio RHEA 500-Series Compressor Specifications
Frequency response: 10Hz-150kHz (-3dB)
THD+N < 0.03% (1kHz,0dBu) – no compression
THD+N >= 1% – at maximum compression level
Input impedance: 20kohm
Output impedance: < 100ohm
Max signal level: +24dBu
Crosstalk:< -80dB
THD (MID switch): 1%
THD (HIGH switch): 3%
Attack: 0.5,1,3,10,30,50 (ms)
Release: 0.1,0.3,0.6,0.9,1.8,3.6 (s)
SC Filter: 60,90,150 Hz
Power consumption: 190mA per rail
Dimensions : 76x133x158mm
WesAudio RHEA 500-Series Compressor Includes
WesAudio RHEA 500-Series Compressor
USB Cable
Manufacturer's warranty
PriceC$2,314.54
+ C$57.89 Shipping
C$28.94 shipping when combined
14-Day Return Policy
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