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Recreating the lauded original vintage “Blue Stripe” version of the 76 compressor known for its extra “grabby” fast attack and vintage analog grit, the WA76-A2 offers the ideal blend of vintage circuitry and modern controls to deliver ultimate flexibility without sacrificing vintage analog character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCritical Classic Controls + Bonus Modern Add-Ons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWA76-A2 delivers vintage circuit design and has all of the traditional 76-style compression controls; attack, release, ratio, input, output, and meter display. In addition to the classic controls expected on a 76-style compressor, WA76-A2 is a stereo unit and has dry\/wet mix for parallel compression, selectable input impedance, active \u0026amp; true-bypass, and variable sidechain high-pass filtering to tackle unruly bass that dominates the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCustom CineMag Transformers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust like in the vintage 76-style compressors from revision “A” to D”, the WA76-A2 uses custom large-core, CineMag input \u0026amp; output transformers. The transformers inside the WA76-A2 use the exact same spec data and materials (nickel and steel) used by Reichenbach Engineering in the original vintage designs known for delivering vintage analog grit to any signal chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePremium Components \u0026amp; Accurate Blue Stripe-Style Circuitry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWA76-A2 uses premium poly film capacitors, carbon resistors, and a vintage-voiced preamp stage. 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