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$16,666.00USD
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Best for
Mastering engineers and high-end mix rooms that need a two-channel analog dynamics processor with a built-in M/S matrix — the stereo/M-S operation, feed-forward/feedback switching, sidechain and tilt filters, parallel-compression mix control, and soft clip limiter are all aimed at final-stage bus and mastering work, and the 21-step matched detented controls make settings recallable across sessions.
Who should skip
Anyone shopping for a tracking or channel compressor, a colored vintage-style (FET/opto/vari-mu) unit, or a budget bus compressor — this is a clean, precision discrete class-A mastering tool at roughly CAD 16,666 (Economik listing), and its 3U, 16 kg chassis and 85 W draw are overkill for project-studio duties a plugin or mid-tier hardware could cover.
Watchouts
No manufacturer part number or GTIN is published on any cited source (Economik's SKU 3569 is retailer-internal). M/S mode measurably trades a few dB of dynamic range and higher THD+N versus stereo mode per Elysia's own specs. It is heavy (16 kg) and deep (405 mm) — check rack support and depth. Pricing differs across markets: Economik lists CAD 16,666.00 while Sweetwater lists USD 13,449.00; this reflects currency/market, not a spec conflict. Thomann's '2-channel' framing and Economik's 'Dual Compressors' category refer to the same L/R (or M/S) processing, not two independent mono compressors with separate sidechains in the marketing sense — verify workflow fit if dual-mono use is intended.
Likely add-ons
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