Photon 500

Sweet and classy.

The PHOTON 500 is an optical compressor, based on technology from the 60's, first used in the early LA-2A limiters and later in the LA4. As an homage to these legendary products, we packed this technology in a 500-series module. The PHOTON 500 uses an opto-coupler, which introduces negative feedback in the audio path, taking care of gain reduction, being the basics of all compression. The PHOTON 500 has an electronically balanced input with a 2520 compatible op-amp in the gain stage.  

The output is balanced by an IGS Custom made transformer.

• Optischer Kompressor

• Hardwire-Bypass

• Ratio: 2:1, 4:1, 12:1

• HPF: OFF, 60 Hz, 120 Hz

• Mode: London, NY (Advanced compression curve modeling)

• Eingangsimpedanz (symmetrisch): 10 kOhm

• Ausgangsimpedanz (symmetrisch): 600 Ohm

• Betriebspegel: +4 dBu

• Max. Eingangspegel: +20 dBu

• Max. Ausgangspegel: +22 dBu

• Rauschpegel: -99 dBA

• Max. Verstärkung: 30 dB

• Max. Gain Reduction: 20 dB

• Frequenzgang: 8 Hz bis 20 kHz, +/- 0,1dB

• THD+N: 0,012% bei 0 dBu

• Leistungsaufnahme: 2,5 W Discover the complete IGS Audio portfolio: IGS Audio Studio Equipment – One LA 500, V8 Bus Compressor & more.