Hairball 1176 Rev D Compressor Pair w/ Orange Drop mod and Active Link Cards

1176 Rev D Stereo Pair with Orange Drop Mods and Active Link Cards - This is a brand new stereo pair of Hairball 1176 Rev D compressors with Orange Drop mods and the Purple Audio designed active link cards installed... plus a link cable. We are an authorized builder for Hairball and offer a one year warranty on all new units.

Made to Order: This item is a special order and can take up to 30 business days to ship. Since this is a custom unit, no cancellations or returns are accepted unless it is defective. Custom units still have our one year warranty.

What's an Orange Drop mod?

The 1176 Rev D with Orange Drop mod has a hybrid tone of a Rev D blackface and a Rev A blue stipe. It has the general tone of a Rev D with some of the bite and grit of a Rev A... but with the lower noise of the Rev D. Its almost the best of both types. I personally like it when you would want to use a Rev A on a snare or vocal that is louder in the mix, but don't want the overall noise the Rev A adds when the snare or vocal is at a higher level in the mix.

·       Revision D (v1.11) PCBs designed by MNATS

·       Black anodized front panel made in Seattle, USA

·       Custom 18 gauge steel zinc plated enclosure made in Seattle, USA

·       Custom Ed Anderson O-12 reproduction input transformer made in the USA

·       Custom Ed Anderson 5002 reproduction output transformer made in the USA

·       Custom Ed Anderson 11754 reproduction power transformer made in the USA

·       Custom BI Technologies T-Pad input attenuator

·       Interlocking push button switches with “All Buttons In” mode

·       Fully discrete audio path including capacitors selected by ear from Kemet, Nichicon, Panasonic, Vishay, United Chemi-Con and Elna

·       Bourns trim pots

·       Neutrik XLR connectors

·       JST connectors and pre-assembled wire harnesses

·       120/240 voltage select switch

·       1% metal film resistors

·       Matched FETs

·       Authentic control knobs

·       Orange Drop Capacitor Mod

This revision covers the REV B thru E units. Most current reissues are based on this revision. Revisions C-E had a black front panel while the Rev B retained the silver and blue stripe panel. Changes were made to the stage and line amps so a bipolar transistor was used as the first active component. Low noise, or “LN” circuitry, was added to this and all future revisions. Like the Revision A, the input uses an O-12 transformer and the signal is attenuated at the input with a 600Ω T-pad. The output is class A, utilizing a 5002 output transformer. This is widely considered to be the most classic FET compressor sound.