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CIQ-2 CompIQ MINI Pro Compressor

Sunday, 10 March 2019 / Published in General

Guitar & Bass Mini Compressor Pedals Technical Shootout

How do compressor mini pedals compare with each other? Which one is the best mini compressor pedal for guitar? And for bass? Which is the cheapest one? Which one has more features? What technology are they using? Which one sounds most transparent or is the most colorful?

These are legitimate questions and often a feature of personal interest may count more than the whole package. We thought to offer a technical comparison table to see how CompIQ MINI Pro Compressor and CompIQ MINI ONE Pro Compressor pedals compare with or differ from other pedals of similar size. Products technical features are compiled in a minimalist way using the information published in manufacturer online pages, manuals available for download, and/or independent reviews where the aforementioned lack in details. As a courtesy, we provide a direct link to the product original page. Prices are taken from the manufacturer shop (or from a mainstream online shop if not available on the manufacturer page) and referenced to the US Dollar. You may use Currency Switcher to display prices in other currency. So far, we included products from top brands or having the most features close to our products. If you have other proposals, please leave a comment or contact us, and we will add them to the table.

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BECOS CompIQ MINI Pro Compressor

BECOS CompIQ MINI ONE Pro Compressor

$156 (incl. shipping)

Blackmer® VCA with RMS-Level Sensor Compressor

Ratio (1:1 to inf:1),
Sense Threshold Switch (-40dBu and user settable)

Make-up Gain (-6dB to +20dB)

Soft Compression Knee

Dynamic Auto Timing

Dry/Wet Mix

Fully Transparent,
No distortion, No artifacts

5-LED Accurate Compression Display

-

9-12VDC, 25mAh

True Bypass

Henretta Eng. Orange Whip

$130

Dan Armstrong "Orange Squeezer" Compressor

Internal Bias Trim (Compression)

Internal Output Trim (Volume)

-

-

-

Subtle Yet Present

-

-

9VDC, 50mAh

True Bypass

JHS Whitey Tighty Compressor

$134

FET Compressor

Compression

Volume

-

-

Blend

Subtle Smoothing to Pleasing Squash

-

-

9VDC, 21mAh

True Bypass

One Control Lemon Yellow Compressor

$144

VCA Compressor

Ratio (1:1 to 5:1)

Level, VCA Gain (+18dB)

-

Sustain Switch

-

Tasty Distortion

-

Battery Operated

9VDC, 10mAh

True Bypass

Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro Compressor

$132

Optical Compressor

Sustain (Compression)

Volume

-

-

Blend (Clean),
Grit (Germanium Distortion Blend)

Noiseless Clean

-

-

9VDC (18V internal)

True Bypass

Fairfield Circuitry Accountant Compressor

$158

JFET Feedback Compressor

-24dBu Fixed Threshold,
Ratio (3, 6, 12:1) & Input Pad (0, -8, -16dB) Switches

Volume

-

Fixed Attack/Release Time

-

Beefier to Dirty

-

-

9VDC, 12mAh

True Bypass

Xotic SP Compressor

$164

OTA (Ross) Compressor

Lo/Mid/Hi Compression Toggle Switch,
Input Pad Internal DIP Switch

Volume

-

Attack/Release Internal DIP Switch

Dry/Effect Blend

Low/Hi-cut Internal DIP Switch

-

Battery Operated

9-18VDC, 5mAh

True Bypass

Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Compressor Micro Compressor

$118

Optical Compressor

Sustain (Compression)

Volume

-

-

Blend (Clean),
Grit (Distortion Blend)

Noiseless Clean

-

-

9VDC (18V internal), 11-15mAh

True Bypass

Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Micro Compressor

$118

Optical Compressor

Sustain (Compression)

Volume

-

-

Blend

Treble EQ

-

-

9VDC (18V internal), 13-16mAh

True Bypass

Wampler Ego Mini Compressor

$148

OTA (Ross) Compressor

Sustain (Compression)

Volume

-

Fast/Slower Attack Switch

Blend

Normal/Bright Tone Switch

-

-

9-18VDC, 14-22mAh

True Bypass

MXR M282 Dyna Comp Bass Compressor

$148

OTA (Ross) Compressor

Sensitivity (Compression)

Output (Volume)

-

Fast/Slow Attack Switch

Clean (Blend)

Tone Midrange EQ

-

-

9DC, 11mAh

True Bypass

AMT G-Packer Compressor

$108

Optical Compressor

Comp (Compression)

Level (Volume)

-

Slow/Medium/Fast Attack Switch,
Sustain (Release)

-

Fully Transparent

-

-

12VDC, 13mAh

True (?) Bypass

TC Electronic Hypergravity Mini Compressor

$99

Digital Multiband TonePrint Compressor

Sustain (Compression)

Level (Volume)

-

Attack

-

TonePrint Sonic Signatures

-

-

9VDC, >100mAh

True Bypass

MXR M291 Dyna Comp Mini Compressor

$99

OTA (Ross) Compressor

Sensitivity (Compression)

Output (Volume)

-

Fast/Slow Attack Switch

-

Classic Tone

-

-

9-12VDC, 4mAh

True Bypass

TC Electronic Spectra Comp Bass Compressor

$77

Digital Multiband TonePrint Compressor

Spectracomp (Multi-parameter Compression)

-

-

-

-

TonePrint Sonic Signatures

-

-

9VDC, >100mAh

True Bypass

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Information Accuracy

Prices are subject of change without notice and are provided (as they were available at information collection date) for reference only. We do not maintain or update prices for each product except for our own. Technical information was denominated to common units of measurement, for easier reading. In the process, we discovered that some technical data published by manufacturers may contain errors. We tried to understand the numbers and, where conflicting, we interpreted in our own way. Therefore, other errors may arise. If you spot errors or inaccuracies, please let us know and we will correct them diligently.

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Last updated: 2019-06-19 16:55:02

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