Black Lion Audio Bluey – FET limiting amplifier recreating Chris Lord-Alge's modified 1176 Rev A "Blue Stripe". Captures rich harmonics, ideal for vocals/mixes. Built with 1% resistors, polyester caps, linear power supply. 2U enclosure (483 x 89 x 267 mm, 7.7 kg).
Bluey features 4:1 ratio, attack 20-800 μs, release 50 ms-1.1 s, input/output gain. Switches: Thrust, Mix/Blend, stereo link. Balanced XLR I/O, VU metering. Hand-soldered in USA.
As classic tribute, adds "mojo" without compromise.
MAIN FEATURES
- Recreation of Chris Lord-Alge's "Bluey" 1176 Rev A
- Thrust for punch, Mix/Blend for parallel
- Stereo link with variable control
- Balanced XLR I/O
- 1% resistors, polyester capacitors
- Linear power supply for stability
- 2U rackmount
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Ratio: 4:1 fixed
- Attack: 20-800 μs
- Release: 50 ms-1.1 s
- Gain: Input/output ±20 dB
- Frequency Response: 20 Hz–20 kHz (±0.5 dB)
- THD + N: < 0.05% @ 1 kHz
- Noise EIN: < -94 dBu
- Connectors: Balanced XLR stereo
- Power Supply: 100-240 V AC
- Dimensions (W × H × D): 483 x 89 x 267 mm (2U)
- Weight: 7.7 kg
- Included: Bluey, manual
- Product Code: BLA-BLUEY
