Lindell Audio 7X-500

My second favorite 500 series compressor is the Lindell Audio 7X-500 FET compressor. It's straight forward to use and has a nice tone to it. I really appreciate the presence of the MIX knob. Really useful when tracking to control the subtleness of the compressor. The ratios are fixed but with the mix knob it's great to "over compress" the signal but then take away a little wetness to preserve the original transients. Build quality is 5/5 and the unit also looks really neat. There is also a bypass button so it's easy to compare the result with the original by doing a quick A/B test. At this price the 7X-500 is really a no-brainer for the friends of the classic 1176 sound. If it was double the price like most 500 series compressors are then I would probably question some of it's features and the lack thereof. But with this price tag it's a winner!