Dbx 166XS

Compressor expander gate limiter 2 channels

The integration of the compressor / limiter / gate dbx 166XS with stage or studio audio equipment provides easy access to professional sound. The compressor controls unwanted levels increases, increases the sustain of a guitar sound or magnifies those of a drum. It also allows the placement of a voice in the foreground of the mix for greater clarity.
The diffusion system will be protected by the PeakStop® limiter, which prevents the transient level from being exceeded, which can damage your equipment.
The Overeasy® compression process and the AutoDynamic ™ automatic control (unique to dbx compressors) give the compression a soft and musical character without side effects. The 166XS can operate in stereo or dual mono mode and has RMS level detection.
• Balanced inputs and outputs on XLR
• New return time optimization circuits
• The OverEasy circuit allows significant compression without side effects
• Expander / gate adaptive to signal characteristics
• Separate Gain Reduction, Compression and Gating for fast and accurate settings
• The separate detector input controls compression by an external processor
• Stereo or dual mono operation
• Gate threshold adjustable over a range of 70 dB

Maximum Input Level: +24 dBu
Output level max: +20 dBu (600 ohms)
Frequency Response: 20 Hz-20 kHz, +0, -0.5 dB, 0.35 Hz-135 kHz, +0, -3 dB
Distortion + Noise: <0.04%, 20 Hz-20 kHz, any compression level up to 40 dB at 1 kHz
Dynamic Range: 115 dB
Crosstalk: -80 dB, 20 Hz-20 kHz
Size in U: 1U
Dimensions: 17.15 x 48.3 x 4.5 cm
Weight: 2.29

COMPRESSOR
Threshold: -40 dB to +20 dBU
Detection type: OverEasyy® or Hard Knee
Compression ratio: variable from 1: 1 to 1; 60 dB max
Attack time: Signal dependent: 3 to 340 ms for 15 dB reduction
Return time: dependent on signal; 200 dB / sec at 3 dB / sec

EXPANDER / GATE
Threshold: up to 15 dBu
Report: 10: 1
Max. Attenuation: 60 dB
Attack time: <50 μs
Return time: adjustable, 30 ms to 3 sec (at 30 dB attenuation)

CREST LIMITER
Threshold: 0 to +20 dBu