Compressor / Gate

The Phoenix SB from Thermionic Culture is a 2-channel tube compressor. This is the standard version of the Phoenix compressor, which also exists in Mastering version. The Phoenix is ​​a stereo compressor that can be used as a pair of mono compressors. It has features "soft knee" or "variable mu" in that the compression ratio increases with the amount of compression used. The initial compression is 1.2: 1 increasing to 5: 1 at 15dB of compression. The Phoenix is ​​constantly updated this version "2011/12" (suffix QSB) is equipped with a sidechain filter and standby switch.

ARTICLE N° 57538
  • Thermionic Culture Phoenix SB 2-channel tube compressor.
  • Max. Output level : +19 dB in 600 Ohms, + 24 dB in 10 kOhms.
  • Max Gain : 30dB.
  • Total Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.09% at 1 kHz (without compression), 0.11% at 100 Hz.
  • Noise, IEC weighted measurement: 95 dB below max. Release.
  • Input Impedance: 15k Ohms.
  • Bandwidth: 0 / -1dB 12Hz to 60kHz.
  • Attack: 0.004 sec to 0.12 sec.
  • Release Time: 0.06 sec to 2.2 sec.
  • Output Impedance: 600 Ohms.
  • Distortion increases with compression - typical value of 0.2% and 0.25% at 1 kHz and 100 Hz with 8 dB compression.