Heritage Audio HA 609A Elite
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Heritage Audio
HA 609A Elite
Product Info
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The HA 609A Elite is a serious piece of gear for engineers and musicians craving that classic, vintage Neve vibe. It's not going to be transparent, but if you're after that thick, glued-together sound on drums, vocals, or mixes, this compressor delivers it in spades. Perfect for rock, soul, and anything needing a touch of that analog magic.
Product Description
- Heritage Audio HA 609A Elite
- 2-Channel Mono / Stereo Compressor / Limiter
- Fully discreet class A circuit
- Three Carnhill / St. Ives transformers per channel
- Exact adjustment of the compressor characteristics / response from channel to channel thanks to a unique diode bridge circuit
- True bypass per channel
- Line input impedance: 10 kOhm
- transformer balanced
- Output impedance: <75 ohms
- transformer balanced
- Frequency range: 20 to 20000 Hz
- Threshold: -20 to +20 dBu (compressor)
- 0 to +20 dB (limiter)
- Ratio: 1.5: 1 to 6: 1 (compressor)
- Attack: Fast / Normal (compressor
- limiter)
- Release: 100 ms to 1
- 500 ms
- 2x depending on the auto program (compressor)
- Release: 50 ms to 800 ms
- 2 x auto-program dependent (limiter)
- Makeup Gain: 0 to 20 dB
- 2 Line inputs: XLR
- 2 Line outputs: XLR
- Design: 19"/ 2 U
- Includes external power supply (100 - 240V)
- • Carnhill transformers deliver signature warmth and punchy transients.
- • Diode bridge allows precise channel-to-channel compression matching.
- • Fully discrete Class A design ensures pristine audio quality and headroom.
- • True bypass preserves signal integrity when compression isn't needed.
- • The stepped controls can feel less intuitive than continuous pots.
- • Its character is very specific – not a transparent, neutral compressor.
- • Relatively heavy, making portability a consideration for mobile setups.
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