Incredibly Versatile 500 Series Opto Inspired by the granddaddy of tube leveling amplifiers, Acme Audio's Opticom XLA-3 has taken the pro audio world by storm. Now for our 500 Series devotees, Sweetwater is excited to present to you the Opticom XLA-500. Acme has meticulously shoehorned the XLA-3's topology into a convenient 2-space module in your favorite format. The Opticom XLA-500 delivers the richly fat and warm sonic character you expect from a traditional tube optical limiter, along with impressive speed and versatility that will surprise (and delight) you.From clean to mean The XLA-500's forgiving handling of vocals and instruments makes it your reliable go-to for any source. But unlike opto compressors of yore, the XLA-500 is no one-trick pony. With tones on tap that range from clean and transparent to harmonically rich to saturated and dirty, and compression curves that range from slow and gentle to very fast and aggressive,