Item Reviews for: Golden Age Comp3a Discreet Optical Compresser Limiter  -  GOA COMP3A LIST
Golden Age Comp3a Discreet Optical Compresser Limiter
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Great for the price

By: Mixedbyjjb      Submitted: 11/26/2022

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Product Rating Product Review Great product for the price. Good quality build Definitely a surprise for sure
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That Character you need

By: SoloSam      Submitted: 4/5/2022

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Product Review I was surprised at how this compressor really bring out that character and full sound i was looking for. Decided to grab this instead of the comp 2 a and i was fully impressed.
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Great compressor!

By: Onofrio      Submitted: 1/9/2021

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Product Review This was a fantastic surprise. The comp3a rivals similar competitors models that are in excess of $2000. Works fantastic as a preamp for DI instruments, which is my main use for it right now!
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Perfect

By: Baggz      Submitted: 9/23/2020

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3 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Perfect for a fair price...Fast Shipping...Gotta love AMS
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Sounds great!

By: Joe      Submitted: 6/25/2020

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review For the price it’s kinda unbelievable how great this thing sounds!
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It Does WORK!

By: Alex Dickson      Submitted: 7/2/2019

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1 person found this review helpful.

Product Review This is the second piece of outboard gear I've purchased and I do say I'm very satisfied with this one as well. I looked up a review and demo on YouTube from Mixbus TV and the Comp-3A was very smooth with its compression, it can also get into some heavy compression when pushed with the peak reduction knob and gain knob, but this unit really does some good work. I find it with my HA73EQ the perfect combo going into my audio interface. Get this thing on some vocals, evens and smoothes them out like a dream. It also delivers a certain indescribably tonality that just kind of adds to the signal in a pleasing way! If you're looking for an excellent compressor, especially one in this price range, PICK THIS UP!
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Wonderful comperssor

By: DHood      Submitted: 3/5/2019

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Product Review Great for rap vocals to me
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Worth more than its cost !

By: TDJ      Submitted: 10/17/2018

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5 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Easy to use compressor .I use this after a WA 76 which catches fast peaks and the impact of the GA 3A was incredible and led me to get the GA 2A as soon as they came out. The GA 3a is a tad brighter than GA 2a and without the 4 tubes , easier upkeep and true bypass switch allows you to see the impact on signal. Love these GA 3a/2a comps and had originally planned to sell the 3a when I got the 2a but no way it's a keeper . Researched that some producers use 1176 ,3a , and 2a all together sometimes to great affect with all using modest amounts of compression .Some situations you wont use tubes and a UA 710 pre allows you to dial them out of the chain and bypass switch on 2a . It's a great time to be recording on a budget but many pros are giving good reviews to most of these clones so it's no leap of faith. All my other compressors got removed from the signal chain and now I see what all the fuss is about with UA gear and plan on owning a few of their comps someday .