Phoenix Audio Pivot Tone Channel/500

• Class A Discrete input line buffer amp
• Class A Discrete 10meg ohm DI input
• Class A Discrete output amp
• Phoenix custom output transformer

• Unique 3 position pivot point sloping EQ
• Controllable LF, MF & HF pivot positions
• Dark & bright tone control

Overview

A Totally Unique EQ
While the Pivot Tone (formely known as Tilt Tone) boasts our ultra-high impedance DI, our bold, electronically-balanced line input stage, and our fully discrete DSOP-2 Class-A output stage, it is the simple and intuitive EQ that makes this unit so uniquely powerful. A pivot EQ is like a sonic see-saw; you choose the center frequency (think: fulcrum), and then simply tilt the entire frequency spectrum (think: wood plank) back and forth to taste. "Brightening" boosts everything above the chosen center frequency while simultaneously attenuating everything below it; "darkening," of course, boosts bass while attenuating treble.

Simple Yet Powerful
The Pivot Tone is one of the easiest and most intuitive EQs ever designed, but don't let its minimalism overshadow its sophisticated circuit design or its natural musicality. Utilizing our fully discrete Class-A circuits, the Pivot Tone delivers world-class, hi-fi sounds that make any line input or DI'd signal sound lush, full and coherent. The EQ section beautifully brightens or darkens your signals in subtle yet powerful ways that more complex EQs simply can not. Center frequencies on the Pivot Tone are 160Hz, 800Hz and 1.6kHz, offering three strategically-placed points for an intuitive, musical user experience. Whether aiming to beef up a DI'd bass (try darkening at 160Hz), add sparkle to an acoustic guitar (try brightening 1.6kHz), or sweeten an entire 2-bus mix (try tilting around 800Hz), you'll find yourself reaching for the Pivot Tone again and again, wondering how you lived without such a simple and musical tool.

•500 Series, mono channel strip featuring •Class A, discrete line amp •10 Megaohm DI •Class A, discrete output amp •Custom wound UK output transformer •Pivot “tilt style EQ” •Low Frequency at 160Hz, Mid at 800Hz and HF at 1.6kHz •Seesaw on the center frequency by using the dark/bright tone control •API VPR approved with low current draw & special 24v onboard PSU, guaranteeing identical 19” outboard performance.