LX S-2
Little is documented about the LX S-2. What the record shows is fragmentary. It comes from two period trade publications that mention a model under the "LT SOUND" or Mitsubishi Pro Audio Group umbrella that may correspond to this unit.
Recording-Engineer (October 1978, p.38) listed a "S-2 Stressor". It was described as having the same fine sound as the VS-1 Stressor, with internally pre-set functions, and pitched as ideal for the budget-conscious studio or station looking for quality. A decade later, DB-Magazine (November 1988, p.53) ran a short product entry under "LT SOUND" for a "CLX-2" - a feed-forward compressor/limiter built around the Allison EGC-101 VCA, with compressor and limiter functions operating simultaneously. The price was $895.00. The same entry also listed an ACC-2 (similar design with a full-featured expander and an outboard oscillator for tremolo and stereo panning, $1,250.00) and an SK-2 (a stereo limiter/expander with de-essing and independent operation, $395.00).
Nobody can say for certain whether the S-2 Stressor and the CLX-2 are the same chassis, or whether LX as a brand label overlaps directly with the LT SOUND line. No original specifications, production years, or user manuals have been located. What exists points to a professional-audio signal processor, likely a compressor/limiter, aimed at recording and broadcast use in the late 1970s through the 1980s.
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