Aphex 230 Master Voice Channel - Tube Mic Preamp - List $800
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Makes voices sound bigger than life!
The Aphex 230 Master Voice Channel is an indispensable broadcast station tool in the production room, or installed as a permanent on-air feed-through for pumping up talent voices. It makes a powerful and easy-to-use channel for home and project studios with its reflected-plate amplifier tube mic preamp design plus compression, gating, de-esser, parametric EQ, aural exciter, and a bottom booster.
Aphex 230 Master Voice Channel Tube Mic Pre Features
Reflected-plate amplifier tube mic preamp
EasyRider compressor
Logic assisted gate
Split-band de-esser
Aural exciter
Parametric EQ
Big bottom
+4 dBu and -10 dBV outputs
24-bit 96 kHz A/D
AES, SPDIF and optical outputs
Low jitter word clock output
Word clock input
Cough switch (soft mute)
Aphex 230 Master Voice Channel Tube Mic Pre Specifications MIC INPUT Connector XLR-3F Type Transformerless, NPN active balanced, tube second stage Input Z 2k ohms nominal Maximum Input Level (MIL) 20k ohms CMRR >70 dB @ 60 Hz Nominal Preamp Gain 20 to 65 dB Phantom Power +48VDC Pad 20dB EIN -127dBu (Input Shorted) Tube Type 12AT7/ECC81 Dual Triode OUTPUT Connector XLR-3M and 1/4" TRS Phone Jacks Type XLR is Impedance Balanced (may be used unbalanced); TRS is unbalanced Out Z Balanced XLR 66 ohms Out Z Unbalanced XLR 33 ohms; TRS 600 ohms Nominal Level XLR +4dBu; TRS -10dBV Maximum Output Level +25dBu Unloaded; TRS +11dBV COMPRESSOR Attack / Release Program dependent, user variable release baseline Ratio 4:1 Threshold Fixed Knee Medium Hard GATE Attack 0.1 millisecond Hold / Release 300 milliseconds / 400 milliseconds Threshold Variable -50 to +20dB Depth Variable, 1 to 58dB DE-ESSER Attack 0.1 millisecond Release 100 milliseconds Threshold Variable -20 to +20dB Ratio 5:1 Active Band 4 kHz to 20kHz Linkwitz-Riley 24 db/octave crossover INSERT Connector type - Send 1/4 TRS Phone Jack, Balanced Connector type - Return 1/4 TRS Phone Jack, Balanced Nominal Operating Level 0 dBu Point of Insertion Between dynamics processing and equalizers BIG BOTTOM Frequency 50 Hz to 280 Hz Tune Off to +12dB PARAMETRIC EQ Frequency Tune 240 Hz to 8 kHz Peak / Dip ±12dB Q Range 0.5 to 5 AURAL EXCITER Frequency Tune 500 Hz to 5kHz Mix Off to +12dB ANALOG AUDIO THD <.01% @ +4dBu Out IMD <.01% @ +4dBu Out Freq Response (Flat) 18 Hz to 24kHz ±1dB DIGITAL AUDIO Internal Sample Rates 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 88.2KHz, 96KHz External Sample Rates Automatically syncs to any word clock between 32KHz and 96KHz Resolution 24 bits Word Clock Input BNC Jack, High Z, Captures <1Vp-p to 5Vp-p Word Clock Output BNC Jack, 75 Ohms, 5Vp-p Dynamic Range Digital dynamic range greater than analog front end Noise Dither Dithered by analog preamp noise floor. Equivalent to 16-bit digital audio dither. Level Equivalency -20dBFS Digital = +4dBu Analog OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Power requirements 90-250 VAC 50-60 Hz 12W Dimensions 19"W x 1.75"H x 8.25" D ÿÿ1 Rack U ÿ(482.6mm x 44.5mm x 209.6mm) Depth Behind Front Panel 7.5" (190.5mm) Net Weight 6 lbs (2.73 kg) Shipping Weight 9 lbs (4.1 kg) Order today and work magic with less-than-perfect voices GuitarNova is an Authorized Aphex Dealer, 100% committed to your satisfaction.
Aphex 230 Master Voice Channel Tube Mic Pre Specifications
MIC INPUT
Connector XLR-3F
Type Transformerless, NPN active balanced, tube second stage
Input Z 2k ohms nominal
Maximum Input Level (MIL) 20k ohms
CMRR >70 dB @ 60 Hz
Nominal Preamp Gain 20 to 65 dB
Phantom Power +48VDC
Pad 20dB
EIN -127dBu (Input Shorted)
Tube Type 12AT7/ECC81 Dual Triode
OUTPUT
Connector XLR-3M and 1/4" TRS Phone Jacks
Type XLR is Impedance Balanced (may be used unbalanced); TRS is unbalanced
Out Z Balanced XLR 66 ohms
Out Z Unbalanced XLR 33 ohms; TRS 600 ohms
Nominal Level XLR +4dBu; TRS -10dBV
Maximum Output Level +25dBu Unloaded; TRS +11dBV
COMPRESSOR
Attack / Release Program dependent, user variable release baseline
Ratio 4:1
Threshold Fixed
Knee Medium Hard
GATE
Attack 0.1 millisecond
Hold / Release 300 milliseconds / 400 milliseconds
Threshold Variable -50 to +20dB
Depth Variable, 1 to 58dB
DE-ESSER
Release 100 milliseconds
Threshold Variable -20 to +20dB
Ratio 5:1
Active Band 4 kHz to 20kHz Linkwitz-Riley 24 db/octave crossover
INSERT
Connector type - Send 1/4 TRS Phone Jack, Balanced
Connector type - Return 1/4 TRS Phone Jack, Balanced
Nominal Operating Level 0 dBu
Point of Insertion Between dynamics processing and equalizers
BIG BOTTOM
Frequency 50 Hz to 280 Hz
Tune Off to +12dB
PARAMETRIC EQ
Frequency Tune 240 Hz to 8 kHz
Peak / Dip ±12dB
Q Range 0.5 to 5
AURAL EXCITER
Frequency Tune 500 Hz to 5kHz
Mix Off to +12dB
ANALOG AUDIO
THD <.01% @ +4dBu Out
IMD <.01% @ +4dBu Out
Freq Response (Flat) 18 Hz to 24kHz ±1dB
DIGITAL AUDIO
Internal Sample Rates 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 88.2KHz, 96KHz
External Sample Rates Automatically syncs to any word clock between 32KHz and 96KHz
Resolution 24 bits
Word Clock Input BNC Jack, High Z, Captures <1Vp-p to 5Vp-p
Word Clock Output BNC Jack, 75 Ohms, 5Vp-p
Dynamic Range Digital dynamic range greater than analog front end
Noise Dither Dithered by analog preamp noise floor. Equivalent to 16-bit digital audio dither.
Level Equivalency -20dBFS Digital = +4dBu Analog
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
Power requirements 90-250 VAC 50-60 Hz 12W
Dimensions 19"W x 1.75"H x 8.25" D ÿÿ1 Rack U ÿ(482.6mm x 44.5mm x 209.6mm)
Depth Behind Front Panel 7.5" (190.5mm)
Net Weight 6 lbs (2.73 kg)
Shipping Weight 9 lbs (4.1 kg)
Order today and work magic with less-than-perfect voices
GuitarNova is an Authorized Aphex Dealer, 100% committed to your satisfaction.
