Aphex Exciter
Aural Exciter & Optical Big Bottom
Saturation / CharacterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Saturation / Character
- Description
- Aural Exciter & Optical Big Bottom
- Topology
- Aural Exciter (harmonic high-frequency enhancer) + Optical Big Bottom (low-frequency enhancer)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 2
- Channel format
- stereo/dual mono
- Form factor
- 1U rack
- Rack units
- 1
- Powered
- true
- Power (W)
- 12
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 38 kHz +/-0.5 dB
- Impedance (Ω)
- 40000 in / 112 out (balanced)
Details
Controls: Per channel: Tune, Harmonics, Mix (Aural Exciter section); Big Bottom controls for low-end enhancement
I/O: I/O: XLR-3 and 1/4" TRS phone jacks; Input impedance 40k ohms balanced / 20k ohms unbalanced; Output impedance 112 ohms balanced / 56 ohms unbalanced
Notable use: Current-catalog descendant of Aphex's original 1970s Aural Exciter, the invention that put the company on the map (used in film/record mastering since the 1970s-80s); adds psychoacoustic high-frequency presence and low-end weight without applying gain or traditional EQ.
Notes: FLAGGED: classified as Saturation/Character per task guidance because this is the classic Aural Exciter psychoacoustic enhancer, not a compressor/EQ. Aphex's own page states Aural Exciter technology 'has been in production since 1975' but that likely refers to the underlying technology/brand lineage, not necessarily this exact current SKU's intro year, so year_intro left blank rather than guessed. THD 0.0003%, dynamic range 120dB. Price not published by Aphex; third-party retail pricing inconsistent/unavailable, left blank.