Phoenix Audio Ascent Two
Mic Preamp/DI
Preamp$1,999Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- Mic Preamp/DI
- Topology
- Class-A, transformerless mic input stage (electronically balanced, 10K impedance); 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, vari-filter (70-400Hz, 21-position detent), HPF (-12dB/oct @ 80Hz), phase reverse, earth lift, 48V phantom, LED gain metering
I/O: Mic in: XLR (front and rear); DI in: 1/4" mono jack (front); Output: XLR and TRS 1/4" jack (rear)
Notes: FLAG: same generic-boilerplate issue as Ascent One -- manufacturer page text does not clearly distinguish this SKU's channel count from Ascent One, so channel_count/form_factor left blank. See Ascent One EQ / Ascent Two EQ notes for the specific contradiction found in current site copy. Rack (not 500-series) row. price_usd is a street/dealer price aggregated from search (varies $1,999-$2,199 across dealers seen); not a published manufacturer MSRP.