Phoenix Audio Ascent One
Mic Preamp/DI
Preamp$1,299Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- Mic Preamp/DI
- Topology
- Class-A, transformerless mic input stage (electronically balanced); Class-A discrete DSOP-2 output stage with custom-wound DB694 transformer
- Signal path
- Analog
- Powered
- Mains, 240V/110V selectable
- Frequency response
- Mic input: -0.4dB @ 40Hz, -0.3dB @ 25kHz; DI input: -0.3dB @ 40Hz, -0.5dB @ 25kHz; Output stage: 20Hz-20kHz +/-0.5dB
- Country of manufacture
- USA (Costa Mesa/Irvine, CA; company originally founded in UK, hand-wired in-house)
Details
Controls: Stepped mic gain (-30 to -70dB in 5dB steps + 10dB output fader), -15dB pad, variable HPF (70-400Hz, 21-position detent), phase reverse, earth lift, 48V phantom, LED gain metering (green=0dB, red=+8dB)
I/O: Mic in: XLR (front and rear); DI in: 1/4" jack (front); Output: XLR and TRS 1/4" jack (rear)
Notes: FLAG: Phoenix's own product page uses generic, shared boilerplate ('Available in mono (1/2RU), dual mono (1RU) or with EQ in both mono & dual mono') that does not clearly state THIS SKU's exact channel count/rack size, so channel_count and form_factor are left blank rather than guessed. This is further complicated by the Ascent One EQ / Ascent Two EQ pages (see those rows), where the manufacturer's current site text is internally inconsistent with a SoundOnSound review's description of the lineup. Recommend confirming directly with Phoenix Audio before publishing channel counts for the Ascent One/Two family. Rack (not 500-series) row. price_usd is a street/dealer price (Front End Audio), not a published manufacturer MSRP.