Samson C-com Opti Comp - Worth $40?

[Bongolation]

Just checking. Nothing in search.

Sale here.

[bongomania]

Hmmm.... On the one hand, I should probably hit it just so it's in my reviews, but OTOH it looks like it's discontinued, and when an already-low-budget item is discontinued, it doesn't inspire a lot of excitement to buy.

If it's as good as a Behringer, it's worth $40. If it's as bad as the Carvin rackmount opto comp, then it's not worth $40.

[TaySte_2000]

Get it ya big girl

[Swift713]

Its got legs up to here.

[Bongolation]

Originally Posted by bongomania

Hmmm.... On the one hand, I should probably hit it just so it's in my reviews, but OTOH it looks like it's discontinued, and when an already-low-budget item is discontinued, it doesn't inspire a lot of excitement to buy.

I dunno. Samson/Ash, like everyone else in the in the industry, is sucking air and dumping product lines at deep discount, including at least some that got good reviews, like their active ribbon microphone.

This thing was originally $159 MSRP at introduction.

If I were filling out an order (free shipping from Ash now requires a princely $149), I'd bag this as a half-rack unit that more or less functions as a live-grade compressor should be worth forty bucks.

But I'm not filling out an order.

[squarewave]

A full set of controls for $40. Tempting, but the wrong form-factor for my needs.

[superbassman2000]

i wish that all the other C series products were that price too!

[Bongolation]

Well, if you want one, they're only $29.99, shipped -- at least this weekend.

I got mine tonight and haven't done anything with it. It's in half-1U format, with screws to mount it in a tray.

It's a lot of product for $30, I have to say. Dunno if it works worth squat or not, but it comes in a big box.

[BillyIVbass]

Used Dyna Comp or this for $30?

[bongomania]

Used Dyna Comp if you hate yourself and you don't feel like owning pedals that are good for bass.

[Bongolation]

So, did you ever get brave and spring for one of these or not?

Thirty bucks, man. Live dangerously and tell us about it when you get it.

[bongomania]

Just this second, placed the order. What the hey.

[Bongolation]

Originally Posted by bongomania

Just this second, placed the order. What the hey.

It's a lot of show for $30 anyway. Five knobs, four lighted switches and a dual-function meter, nice manual, big box.

Too many screws for me to tear it apart to look at the guts.

You might want to check out the manual online.

[loopee]

subscribed for a review

[Bongolation]

After fooling around with it a bit, I'm not entirely sure it does anything at all.

[Bongolation]

Originally Posted by Bongolation

After fooling around with it a bit, I'm not entirely sure it does anything at all.

After fooling around with it some more, it does indeed appear to be working as intended, judging from the meter, but it seems to be so mostly in the limiter function...I think.

I'm no compressor expert, but it seems that this is a fairly subtle effect. I await more expert analysis.

[Swift713]

Samson=Zoom. I've always assumed this unit was digital. I'm really looking forward to Bongomania's review, thanks again for taking one for the team.

[bassman1185]

I picked one up too, but mainly for PA-related use. I work as an audio tech, and I do a lot of corporate/speech events, and it always seems like I need another channel of compression, so I'll probably just keep this little guy with me.

[bongomania]

Originally Posted by Swift713

Samson=Zoom. I've always assumed this unit was digital. I'm really looking forward to Bongomania's review, thanks again for taking one for the team.

Samson owns Zoom, but they also own Hartke, and Hartke gear mostly isn't digital.

[Nev375]

I just ordered one too. I'm currently using a dual channel rack compressor (one channel sitting idle) I'd rather have a single channel one and since it's half-rack that leaves some additional ventilation space for my power amp. goody!

for $30 it's worth a shot in the dark.