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The Mercury 66 Studio Tube Limiting Amplifier is an all tube, all transformer, fully balanced, variable-bias limiter based on the most sought after product in this genre, the legendary Fairchild 660. This limiting amplifier is recognized as an essential tool for making great recordings. Many manufacturers have tried to copy the Fairchild circuit but have failed to capture the sonic essence and overall tone of the original. Until now.
Mercury Recording Equipment has gone to great lengths to recreate the pride and passion of the past, both sonically and aesthetically, while offering the reliability of a modern build. The choices made in looks, layout, functionality, features and build quality all answer back to one question: How would "they" have done it today? So, the Mercury 66, like all Mercury products, has no ICs (chips), and is proudly hand built and assembled in the USA using no-compromise parts/components and has transformer balanced inputs and outputs. With the vintage style VU meter, large bakelite knobs and powder coated chassis and front panel, the Mercury 66 has a very distinctive 1950s aesthetic so that they look as good as they sound!
The Mercury 66 Studio Limiting Amplifier is based on the classic Fairchild 660 limiting amplifier because we were inspired buy the unique sound that only this circuit delivers to your audio signal path. Using parts that are available today, we have met all the original specifications, but most importantly, the Mercury 66 sounds like a Fairchild.
What can I say? Mercury is a stellar brand. They believe in superbly crafting every piece that goes out of their factory. The mil-spec knobs on this piece are sturdy and a delight to turn. It's hard to make a final decision when in the market for the perfect mono tube compressor. You can land the infamous Retro 176 for less than half of the price of the MKIII, or you can nearly double the price and go for the EAR 660. But, to my "EARs" this is the only Fairchild comp you will be completely satisfied with under 10K. Well done Mercury- you are one of the greatest outboard gear creators in our solar system!!
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