Adding a dbx® 166xs Compressor/Limiter/Gate to your live sound rig or studio gives you more dynamic control to create a more polished, professional sound. With compression in your audio chain, you have the ability to smooth out uneven levels, add sustain to guitars and fatten up your drums. It also makes it easy to bring vocals to the front of your mix – giving them more clarity and making them stand out among the surrounding instruments. To protect your expensive amplifiers and speakers, the PeakStop limiter® provides an absolute ceiling on peak excursions or large transients that can damage your equipment.
dbx knows compressors… after all, we invented them! The 166xs is the latest in a long line of the world’s most successful compressors from the inventors of the technology. Patented Overeasy compression technology® provides smooth and musical performance, while AutoDynamic attack™ and release controls, found only on dbx compressors, put great sound at your fingertips. The 166xs can operate in stereo or dual-mono modes, has true RMS power summing, and features high-quality XLR and 1/4″ TRS inputs and outputs. It cuts no corners on visual feedback with gain reduction metering and easy-to-read backlit switches.