- Classic tube compressor/leveling amplifier
- Completely discrete signal path
- Premium selection of 12AX7, 12BH7, and EL84 tubes
- Lag-free optical attenuator based on vintage electroluminescent technology
- Custom-built Midas input and output transformers
- Frequency response: 10Hz–20kHz, ±1dB
- Gain limiting: 0dB–30dB
- Ultra-fast attack time: 10ms
- Release time: 50ms to 5 seconds
- Adjustable stereo-link connection
- Variable Pre-emphasis for digital audio recording and broadcasting transmission
- Vintage-style meter displays gain reduction and output
- Transformer-balanced inputs and outputs on Neutrik XLR connectors
- Rugged 2U rackmount chassis for durability in portable applications
- Autoranging universal switch-mode power supply
- Klark Teknik 10-year warranty
- Designed and engineered in the UK
KT-2A
₱45,000.00
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Description
Impressive capabilities
The 2A-KT boasts a truly impressive frequency response of 10Hz to 20kHz (±1dB), and it boasts capabilities you won’t find in most vintage-style tube leveling amplifiers, such as gain limiting from 0dB to 30dB with an ultra-fast 10ms attack time, release times that range from 50ms to five seconds, and much more. The 2A-KT’s Limit/Compress switch lets you select between the internally fixed compression ratio of Compress mode and the near-infinite ratio of Limit mode. The adjustable Stereo Link TRS connector lets you gang a pair of 2A-KTs to blend their sidechain signals with shared threshold response.
The 2A-KT control set
Simplicity incarnate, the 2A-KT control set includes a Pre-emphasis trim that adjusts the sidechain that the compressor responds to without affecting the main audio signal. When cranked fully clockwise, the sidechain responds to the full frequency bandwidth of the incoming audio. As you turn the trimpot counterclockwise, the compressor responds less to the signal’s high-frequency transients. The Peak Reduction knob controls the threshold of the compressor/limiter, with a maximum 40dB of gain reduction on tap. The Output Gain knob provides any makeup gain required for optimal output level.
Metering and I/O
Back in the 1960s and ’70s, old-school VU meters ruled the roost, so Klark Teknik pays homage to the original with a classic d’Arsonval movement VU meter that averages short-duration signal peaks and troughs, providing a realistic visual indicator of perceived loudness. The Meter selection knob lets you display either gain reduction or output level. The 2A-KT features XLR and 1/4-inch TRS balanced line-level inputs and outputs with custom-designed Midas transformers. Unbalanced connections are obtained by inserting 1/4″ TS cables.
