The AT-101 is a faithful recreation of the original Fairchild 670 stereo limiter. The AT-101 is built using traditional point-to-point wiring methods and standard turret component mounts. The audio path and power supply are completely free from any printed circuit boards.
The AT-101 like the original Fairchild 670 has been assembled completely by hand and uses high quality modern components. The tube complement is exactly the same using a new generation 6386 remote cut-off triode developed to replace the original 50 year old tube types many of which were used in the Fairchild 670.
What It Does
The AT-101 is a beautiful and natural sounding Stereo limiter that brings out detail in your tracks. The unique features of it’s legendary design allow all types of instruments and sound to sit «up front» in the mix sounding fatter and bigger bringing the material forward to add depth, dimension and clarity to your music.
The AT-101 glues the image together for all types of program and gives your mixes a «finished» quality making this natural sounding compressor an indispensable tool.
Technical
Original 1db per step ‘T’ Attenuators (21 step total)
Original complement of tubes
Fully transformer balanced audio path
Newly developed 6386 Triode tubes– new feature
Visual temperature indication – new feature
5 &12 Watt Non-Inductive Wire-Wound resistors throughout Audio Path
Original Non-Inductive Pots throughout
Original Anode supply
Original CVT heater supply
Hovland Musicap Polypropylene film capacitors throughout – new feature
Silver Mica capacitors – new feature
All Teflon ‘Point to Point’ wiring throughout – new feature
Ceramic Tube sockets throughout – new feature
Stereo Link switch fitted – new feature
Over temperature electronics – new feature
Simpson Electric metering
Top and bottom panel torque hinges – new feature
Original front panel
New Chassis Design – new feature
Large Knobs
XLR Chassis mounting connectors – new feature
Specially made Sowter audio transformers throughout – new feature
Switched IEC mains socket – new feature
US & EUK adjustable – new feature
