Class A Stereo DI
The Phoenix Audio “Nice DI” is a high-quality, active, Stereo DI, with Class A, discrete, high-impedance inputs (10M), and Class A, discrete, transformer balanced outputs.The Phoenix Audio (UK) Class A, all discrete, Stereo DI has been tested and used by many professionals in studio recording environments. And the comments are always the same…”This is the definitive DI!!!”. The DI’s characteristics are very noticeable on any input source, and is superb for “sweetening” the output from DAW or any other signal source.The Phoenix Audio “Nice DI” is a high-quality, active, Stereo DI, with Class A, discrete, high-impedance inputs (10M), and Class A, discrete, transformer balanced outputs. It has been tested and used by many guitar professionals in studio recording environments, and the comments are always the same.The overdrive is fantastic, the guitar sounds clean, clear, and un-restrained. This is the definitive DI!!!. The DI’s characteristics are very noticeable on any input source, and is superb for “sweetening” the output from DAW or any other signal source. The result is a brighter, clearer sound. A transformation of your instrument.

And a STEREO unit for the price of many mono units.

Specifications

  • Class A Stereo DI Output specs.
  • Gain range : 30dB
  • Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20Khz +/- 0.5dB
  • Maximum Output: +26dBu @ 1Khz
  • Noise: –90dB @ 22Hz to 22KHz
  • Advantages: The Class A DI has a very high input impedance (10Mohm), without the use of FET’s. This means that the guitar pickups are not loaded as with a lower impedance input, and so allows every transient to be reproduced, making even a cheap guitar sound exceptional.
  • Inputs: 1/4″ jack (TS) input on the front panel
  • Output configuration: Transformer isolated, balanced output (XLR) on the rear panel and a 1/4″ jack (TS) unbalanced output on the front panel.
  • Other features: Stereo Unit with independent gain control, mains operated, switchable input voltage (110/220Vac)
  • All units are wired with PTFE silver military grade cable


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User Tips & Tricks

I purchased this after reading on the Phoenix Audio site that they also recommend it for use on the mix bus. So it’s not just a DI,it’s also a stereo class A transformer design that works very well by adding a special something to DAW mixes. So far I’ve used it both a a bass DI in sessions and everyone LOVED it! and also on the output bus of my heavily-modified analog mixer used for external summing duties. It’s not surprising that this application works well as the Nice DI is basically the same output stage use in the company’s Nicerizer units. The Nice DI has an amazing amount of gain available which can easily overload my AD converters when bouncing down my final mixes. In order to access the full range of “mojo” out of this box by driving the output transformer at different levels I added a TC Electronic Level Pilot control on its output and it works wonderfully. All in all well worth the money!

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