Chameleon LABS MicPres and Compressors
Arriving in Mar 2011 Chameleon Labs 7802 Stereo Opto Tube Compressor The 7802 Stereo Opto-Tube Compressor started with a sonic target of the classic optical limiter that's a bit dark and very well known from the mid to late 60s. Is it a copy or replicate? No! What CL ended up with in the 7802 was their own take on the classic, very much in the sonic family but with circuitry that's a bit more modern. One key difference between this and the classic is the way they handle the optical circuit: they use LED's as emitters instead of the filament (light bulb). They see some high end manufacturers pitching this LED emitter in an optical limiter as their key innovation! & CL offers it for under US$1,000! The 7802 makes use of several unique US parts that they buy and ship to the factory. CL starts with the Perkin Elmer Vactrol Optoisolator from Massachusetts, employ selected, more expensive, but better sounding National Semiconductor high slew ra...