From IGS Audio

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 2520 compatible op-amp in the gain stage. The output is balanced by a Carnhill transformer.

Front panel Features:

  • Peak Reduction: controls the gain of the side-chain circuit
  • Hard wire Bypass
  • Ratio: 2:1, 4:1, 12:1
  • Sidechain Hi-Pass filter: Flat, 60, 120Hz
  • London/New York: Advanced compression curve modeling, like SLAM.
  • Output: 12-pole stepped makeup gain. 

500-series module

Input impedance
10kOhm
Max input level
+24 dBu
Output impedance
600Ω by Carnhill
Maximum Output Level
+32 dBu
Total Harmonic Distortion
max 0.5%
Frequency response
+/- 0.2 dB 8Hz to 20kHz
Gain
30dB
HPF
Off, 60Hz, 120Hz
Signal to noise ratio
more than 99 dB
Power supply
+/- 16V
Power consumption
110mA
Dimensions
133x37x180mm
Weight
700g

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