CompIQ YUNA reviewed by Sound on Sound Magazine

The new CompIQ YUNA Pro Compressor has been reviewed in the February 2026 by Sound On Sound Magazine. As one of the most trusted magazines among studio professionals and artists worldwide, we’re incredibly proud and honored to have YUNA featured. Here are some of Matt Houghton’s findings.

I’ve evaluated a number of Becos’ CompIQ range of analogue soft‑knee VCA compressor pedals now. They’ve all been well conceived and beautifully constructed, and, most importantly, have without exception sounded excellent: crystal clear, with great definition and very low noise. Inside they use high‑quality ‘name’ components throughout. They do what you intend them to do to your signal and nothing else. […] The different Voicing options will no doubt appeal to some who want to tailor the pedal to their own playing style and a specific instrument, and particularly I suspect to bassists. And the tilt EQ can be used in conjunction with them to give you a surprising amount of tonal versatility. A voicing option that I did really enjoy was the transformer balanced output. There’s enough make‑up gain on tap that I could use this output to hook the Yuna straight into the balanced line‑level gear on my studio patchbay, and use a fairly long cable — noise‑free and with no discernible loss of high end. To my ears, there’s a little more body to the lows with this option, and a slightly sweeter high end than with the regular output. It served well as a front end for amp modellers in my DAW, and removed the need for a DI box. […] Becos have delivered another cracking compressor pedal, and they have got the balance of sound, control and immediacy spot on. […] There’s also a manufacturer’s worldwide three‑year warranty as standard, which speaks volumes. Recommended.

A warm thank you to Matt Houghton at Sound On Sound for his detailed review and thoughtful assessment of our YUNA compressor pedal.

Read the review online here.