Pre-Owned Drawmer S3 Tube Stereo Multi-Band Compressor

"The Drawmer S3 forms the basis of a ‘Signature Series’ and offers previously unattainable control and tonality over each of the three bands – gain control at each stage provides precise spectral balancing. The signal path consists of high-performance input/output transformers, passive components and 10 x tubes (8 x ECC83 and 2 x 12BH7) configured as a fully balanced Class A design.

Because the LDR’s (Light Dependent Resistors) in the compressors are temperature sensitive the Drawmer S3 houses an ‘electronic oven’ which provides and sustains the optimum LDR operating temperature – thereby maintaining calibration accuracy and improving performance. A front panel LED indicates temperature status. Large scale VU meters can be switched to ‘Peak’ mode to show transient information.

Two further VU meter re-scale modes are available (+10dB and +20dB) on the Drawmer S3 to accurately display the unit’s ability to output levels of up to +30dBm. The master output section includes controls for both Gain and stereo balance to compensate for source material with a Left/Right imbalance or disproportionate processing.

Drawmer S3 Features

• Fully Balanced Signal Path Class A Design
• Isolation Transformers In and Out
• 20 X Active Tube Stages
• High Power ‘push/pull’ Output Stage Delivering Up To +30dbm
• Variable Band Split Points
• Fast Reacting ‘oven’ Controlled LDR’s to Maintain Calibration Accuracy
• Switchable ‘peak’ fr ‘vu’ Metering to Display Transients
• Switchable +10db fr +20db Meter Re-scale Modes
• ‘air’ Mode for High Band
• ‘big’ Mode for Low Band
• Switchable Mute and Bypass on Each Band
• Individual Gain Reduction Metering on All Bands"

*Pre-owned items are sold "as-is", and are not offered with any kind of warranty. By appearing in our store, they have satisfied our requirements for being saleable, and any defects will be either noted in writing above, or displayed in the photos provided*