SA-38

Fairchild 670, 660 Neve 2254 (A,B,C,D) Neve 33609 LA2A all revisions Urei 1176 till H revision Urei 175 Rohde & Schwarz U23 Telefunken U73b RCA BA-6, BA-25, BA-28, Comex Gates SA-38, 39B all of them are great investement

SA-38's and 39's are perfectly serviceable, and I'd guarantee you can find examples of BA-6A's that sound worse. Both were made for decades, went through a ton of transformer variations, and corresponding sound, so any two of either may not sound 'the same'. I never like any of these type limiters on...

Hanging around AM stations in the mid 60's, a Gates Sta-Level, SA-38 or SA-39 were the only pieces between the console and the transmitter. I also saw CBS Volumax units, but not as much as the Gates units. FM stereo stations usually had an Orban Optimod. The creamier sounding stations (I...