Aurora Audio GTQC Channel Strip - Preamp / EQ / Compressor (Free Shipping)

For sale is an Aurora Audio GTQC Channel Strip. An amazing piece of gear, and is considered to be one of the best sounding channel strips ever made. Of course, that is to expected when Geoff Tanner (from Neve) is the designer of any piece of audio gear. 
What's the condition of the Aurora Audio GTQC?  The Aurora Audio GTQC is in excellent cosmetic condition (8.5/10) and is 100% functional (it sounds extremely detailed, warm and rich!). It has some scratches and marks on the top and bottom from being racked, but nothing major. On the top of the front panel (right side), there is some missing paint (about 1 inch long - again, from being racked); however, you are not likely to notice this at all because you can only see it from top view down. If you're racking the unit, it's invisible - no matter from what angle you're looking! Front panel is clean and all of the lights, including the one in the VU meter,  are in bright, working condition. 

What does it come with?
- Aurora Audio GTQC Channel Strip
- Power Cable
How soon will it ship and will it be insured? Once purchased, the Aurora will ship the very next business day! Everything I sell is very carefully packaged and shipped with insurance that covers the entire purchase price. In this case, it will be insured for $2249.95. 


Taken from the Aurora Audio's website:

"The GTQC is quite literally one channel of the GTQ2 Preamp and one channel of the GTC2 Compressor. It all conveniently fits into a one rack space package that gives you Class A discrete amplification, 3 band eq, DI, and compression (opto circuit, FET circuit, and COMB mode are all featured)."

Here are the specifications, as listed by the manufacturer: 

Preamp Input impedance = 1,200 ohms or 300 ohms (switch selectable on rear panel) transformer balanced and floating

Compressor Input impedance = 10k ohms transformer balanced and floating

Both devices have transformer balanced and floating outputs that will drive any impedance from 600 ohms upwards 

D.I. Input impedance = 10Megohms 

Frequency response <20Hz to>50KHz + 1dB 

Distortion <0.075% @ 1KHz

Preamp EIN <-125dB @ 80dB gain 

Compressor Noise <-75dB (20 to 22KHz)

Dimensions 19″ x 1U x 11″ (482.6mm x 44.45mm x 279.4mm) 

Weight = 20lbs 

GTQC Preamp/EQ Section:

The same transformer balanced Class A mic preamp/ EQ from the GTQ2 

Direct input with 10dB gain and 10Mohm input impedance 

Three band EQ provides + 15dB adjustment at 80Hz (Bass), 12KHz (Treble) and mid frequencies of 400Hz, 1,600Hz and 3,200Hz

80Hz 18dB/octave High Pass Filter

GTQC Compressor Section:

Threshold = -10dBu to +30dBu

Ratio = 1.5:1 to 10:1

Attack Time = 500uS to 5mS

Release Time = 100mS to 3 Seconds

Gain Make up = 0dB to +20dB

Both Fet and Opto compression 

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