Universal Audio 1176LN Classic Limiting Amplifier

Limiting Class A Line-level Amplifier with All-transistor Circuitry

FET-Style Compressor with Class A Output & Custom Transformers - True to the Original

The 1176LN Classic Limiting Amplifier is a modern reproduction, yet every effort was made to remain faithful to UA founder Bill Putnam Sr.'s visionary design and intentions. The original UA 1176LN was a major breakthrough in limiter technology - the first true peak limiter with all transistor circuitry offering superior performance with a signature sound - and set the standard for all limiters to follow. The ultra-fast attack time and trademark sound have lured legendary artists and studio moguls alike to the 1176LN - Peter Frampton, Joe Satriani, Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell, and Mike Elizondo are just a few names on a list that's continued to grow, for nearly 50 years.

FET-Style Compressor with Class A Output & Custom Transformers
True to the original 1176 in design, manufacturing and performance
Ultra fast attack time - 20 microseconds to 800 microseconds
Hand-built in USA; backed by 1-Year limited warranty

Carefully trained staff hand-wire and test each unit until it meets our uncompromising standards. This Universal Audio Classic version of the 1176LN captures all the nuance of the original through obsessive attention to detail and delivers that trademark sound. Demand the original. Accept no copies.

Features:

• True to the original in design, manufacturing and performance
• Modeled after 1176LN, blackface, D and E revisions
• Ultra fast attack time -20 microseconds to 800 microseconds
• Class A line level output amplifier
• Custom built Putnam-designed output transformer
• Stereo interconnect operation
• Hand-built in USA; backed by 1-year limited warranty

Specifications:

• Input Impedance: 600 ohms, bridges-T control (floating)
• Output Load Impedance: 600 ohms, floating, damping factor 20
• External Connections: Jones Barrier terminals and XLR connectors
• Frequency Response: +/- 1 dB 20 Hz to 20kHz
• Gain: 50 dB
• Distortion: Less than 0.5% total harmonic distortion from 50 Hz to 15 kHz with limiting
• Signal to Noise Ratio: Greater than 70 dB at +10 dBm
• Attack Time: 20 microseconds to 800 microseconds, plus "Slo" 10 ms mode
• Release Time: 50 milliseconds to 1.1 seconds
• Stereo Interconnection: via 1176-SA Network accessory
• Meter: dB gain reduction and dB output
• Power Requirements: 120/240 V
• Environmental: Maximum operating temperature 160F
• Dimensions: 19" Rackmount chassis, 2U
• Weight (unboxed): 11 lbs.