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The 1176 and LA-2A when used together, have become a studio stable for decades, often wired in series with each other so that one catches the audio’s peaks and the other does the heavy compression. Black Lion Audio, having hit the mark with the widely adored Seventeen compressor, has struck again, combining the Seventeen’s F.E.T. circuitry with a worthy optical section in the Black Lion Audio B172A Dual Compressor! This unit combines the two separate ’76 and 2A circuits into a single unit that allows you to route the signal in any order you like to be able to provide this very useful compression technique.
The Seventeen’s success put pressure on BLA to pair the already proven F.E.T. side with an equally formidable optical mate. The challenge was met on the B172A through the creation of a custom T4B “opto” element called the “T4BLA”. BLA’s lengthy experience in modifications lent designers the proper patience and mindset to tweak subtleties in the optical element until it was a supreme asset in the design. With a heavy attention to detail and design, the T4BLA is designed to be the single best T4B optocell available today.
Flexibility was a main goal of the B172A since its initial concept. While many engineers agree on the benefits of using both compression types, the order in which to do so is still debated. The AB-BA switch on the B172A allows for quick internal routing of the signal. The two compressors can also be used completely independent of each other when utilizing the 3rd position (link off) on the AB-BA switch. Each circuit also has stereo linking so a pair of B172A’s can be used in stereo.
As always, a painstaking amount of time has been spent on choosing the best possible transformers needed for the circuit. Featuring a Cinemag input transformer on the LA-2A side, BLA’s own Chicago-wound output transformers on both circuits, high-grade signal path and decoupling capacitors, the B172A gives studio owners ultra convenient access to a pair of high quality dynamics processors that have stood the test of time while also providing a tool never before available in a single box.
Cleaver and amazingly well built box. Works better than I expected and works just like the originals (which I have used for years). The fit and finishe is awesome, The switches and knobs are certainly not what you see on most of the gear in the under 3K universe and the attention to detail (such as front facing VU meter adjustments) insure no more sliding under the furniture to find a tiny adjustment screw with a cell phone flashlight. Full disclosure, I have used Black Lion Gear all the way back to the Digi 003 days with a modded unit. Currently also using the Sparrow White A2D for 2 mix and clocking my UA Apollo 16. You won’t be disappointed. If you have never chained an 1176 and an LA 2A you have been missing one of the best kept secrets in audio. This box allows you to go separate, 1176 >> 2A or 2A >> 1176. Brilliant!
Very high quality piece, very impressed with the sound and the flexibility of being able to use it as two individual pieces or linked together. Black Lion hot this one out of the park.
She is a great piece but just wasn’t the piece fir me. She had to go back home but man did she show out when she was in studio A
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