1176 Rev D Compressor with Orange Drop Mod - Brand new Hairball 1176 Rev D FET compressor with Orange Drop capacitor mod, hand build in the USA. We are an authorized builder for Hairball Audio. 

Build to Order, Parts in Stock!  We have the parts in-stock and available for the quantity of this listing. When your order is received, your unit will be built from the parts we have in-stock and ship to you in two-weeks.

Product Photos: All photos of the product are original photos taken in-house of units built at Process Haus.  

Warranty:  Parts and labor are covered for one year for component level failure due to normal operational use.  

What's an Orange Drop mod?

The 1176 Rev D with Orange Drop mod has a hybrid tone of a Rev D blackface and a Rev A blue stipe. It has the general tone of a Rev D with some of the bite and grit of a Rev A... but with the lower noise of the Rev D. Its almost the best of both types. I personally like it when you would want to use a Rev A on a snare or vocal that is louder in the mix, but don't want the overall noise the Rev A adds when the snare or vocal is at a higher level in the mix.

·       Revision D (v1.11) PCBs designed by MNATS

·       Black anodized front panel made in Seattle, USA

·       Custom 18 gauge steel zinc plated enclosure made in Seattle, USA

·       Custom Ed Anderson O-12 reproduction input transformer made in the USA

·       Custom Ed Anderson 5002 reproduction output transformer made in the USA

·       Custom Ed Anderson 11754 reproduction power transformer made in the USA

·       Custom BI Technologies T-Pad input attenuator

·       Interlocking push button switches with “All Buttons In” mode

·       Fully discrete audio path including capacitors selected by ear from Kemet, Nichicon, Panasonic, Vishay, United Chemi-Con and Elna

·       Bourns trim pots

·       Neutrik XLR connectors

·       JST connectors and pre-assembled wire harnesses

·       120/240 voltage select switch

·       1% metal film resistors

·       Matched FETs

·       Authentic control knobs

·       Orange Drop Capacitor Mod 

This revision covers the REV B thru E units. Most current reissues are based on this revision. Revisions C-E had a black front panel while the Rev B retained the silver and blue stripe panel. Changes were made to the stage and line amps so a bipolar transistor was used as the first active component. Low noise, or “LN” circuitry, was added to this and all future revisions. Like the Revision A, the input uses an O-12 transformer and the signal is attenuated at the input with a 600Ω T-pad. The output is class A, utilizing a 5002 output transformer. This is widely considered to be the most classic FET compressor sound.