API 550A Discrete 500-Series 3-Band Equalizer Computer Audio 48v phantom power

48v phantom power

plus grey push buttons for phase reverse and –20dB pad—all giving the Pacifica a look reminiscent of California girls

This cool compressor design takes our opto-isolator approach of the Manley ELOP® Limiter to the max

The paper cone

state-of-the-art pin termination

API 550A Discrete 500-Series 3-Band Equalizer Computer Audio 48v phantom powerForty years later, the 550A remains the standard against which other EQs are measured, and it has played a major role in the recording industry for decades. Still copied but never duplicated, the 550A became API's standard channel module EQ when the company began manufacturing consoles in 1971. With virtually all existing units spoken for, popular demand for this EQ resulted in API finally resuming production in 2004. The 550A provides reciprocal