Phoenix Audio Nicerizer
16-channel analog summing mixer
Summing Mixer$2,599Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Summing Mixer
- Description
- 16-channel analog summing mixer
- Topology
- Class-A, discrete, transformerless electronically balanced input stage; Class-A, discrete, transformer-balanced DSOP-2 output stage; custom-wound DB694 output transformers
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 16
- Channel format
- 16-in / stereo mix bus (2 buses)
- Form factor
- rack
- Powered
- Mains (voltage not stated on fetched page)
- Country of manufacture
- USA (Costa Mesa/Irvine, CA; company originally founded in UK, hand-wired in-house)
Details
Controls: 16x detented pan pots, per-channel 'Drive Technology' saturation switch, stereo width control (mono to +25% wider, bypass), master mix bus output level, monitor select switch (channels/external/aux/main), stereo/mono monitor toggle, stereo LED level metering
I/O: Inputs: 2x D-sub (8ch balanced each, 16 total, accepts balanced/unbalanced without gain loss); 2-track return: 1/4" TRS balanced; Main outputs: balanced XLR; Aux outputs: 1/4" TRS unbalanced with front-panel level; Bus inserts: 1/4" TRS (L+R)
Notes: FLAG: this is the base/original 'Nicerizer' (16ch), sold alongside 'Nicerizer Junior' and 'Nicerizer 16 Mk2' as three distinct current summing-mixer SKUs on phoenixaudio.com -- do not merge rows. Rack unit height (U) not stated on the fetched product page; some third-party retailers reference an older '2U 8-channel' Nicerizer variant that may be a discontinued predecessor, so rack_units is left blank rather than guessed. Max output +26dB. price_usd ($2,599, ZenPro Audio) is a street/dealer price; a Sweetwater search snippet suggested the same nominal price but could not be independently confirmed via direct page fetch (403 blocked) -- flag price basis.