PHOENIX MASTERING LE - MASTERING VALVE COMPRESSOR
The new Phoenix Mastering Limited Edition Anniversary Model Compressor with Mullard valves. The unit will have a red faceplate and a combination of switched and stepped controls as well as an internal side chain filter. Units are currently in production and the run is limited to 99 units.
Key Features
- All valve design for greater presence and naturality.
- Completely free from solid state additives.
- Transparent compression.
- Punchy when pushed.
- Drive it hard for compression effects and distortion.
- Absolutely flat frequency response over entire audio range
and beyond.
- Minimal phase shift giving a crisp and warm sound.
- Stepped Input & Output controls
- 6 position switched attack control
- 7 position switched release control
- 11 position switched threshold control
- Side Chain Filter - 150Hz & 300Hz plus permutations.
Phoenix Mastering LE Specifications
Max output level (MOL) |
+19dB into 600 ohms
+ 24dB into 10K ohms |
Max Gain |
30dB |
Total Harmonic Distortion |
Better than 0.06% @ 100Hz & 1kHz |
Noise, IEC weighted |
better than 100dB below MOL |
Input Impedance |
15k ohms |
Frequency response |
<1dB variation over range of 12Hz to 56kHz.
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Attack Time |
0.004 sec to 0.12 sec |
Release Time |
0.04 sec to 2.4 sec |
Output Impedance |
600 ohms |
Distortion will increase with compression, typically 0.2% & 0.25% at 1kHz & 100Hz with 8dB compression. Attack and release controls are somewhat interdependent, for instance a change of attack setting may affect the release time slightly. Therefore, no times are given on the front panel.
VALVE COMPLEMENT (2ea)
Input/Compression: |
PCC85 (equiv. 9AQ8) |
Output: |
ECC81 (equiv. 12AT7, CV4024) |
Side chain detector: |
EB91 (equiv. 6AL5, CV4025). |

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