So finally the Phoenix Audio DRS-EQ/500 is now shipping. Anyone at AES in NYC in October or Namm in January would have seen our pre-production units and possibly some of the videos on Youtube from SOS, Harmony Central & Soundpure.
We now have all detented pots on the EQ section with 21 positions and a HPF set at 80hz
Also 11 switchable frequencies
16 db cut/boost on each band
HF & LF are shelving
Both MF are set as bell EQ
This is basically the same EQ circuit as the DRSQ4M mk2 with a few tweaks and like the DRS1R/500 it also runs at 24V due to its special onboard PSU which means it sounds very thick & punchy not brittle like if its was running at 16v.
How come they doesn't disable the view image function in the gearslut iphone app cause it's NEVER working. Never have I viewed a image in this f#^*{$g app. What's the point. Do it right or not at all.
We have these on the way...as a DRS Q4 owner I can say these EQ's are extremely nice sounding, and the points chosen are spot on and let you work quick. The tone and control are awesome. We will add it to our Clipalator and do a side by side with the rack unit too.
War
__________________ Warren Dent, Owner - ZenPro Audio: Gear Now & Zen
The Phoenix DRS-Eq 500 is now in our Clipalator, aside from the hi-pass value being changed to 80hZ (from around 130hZ on the rack version) these units sound indisinguishable. Also though, I like the new detent pots! That ought to make the "easier to recall" crowd happier too. The LED meter is a nice touch, a rarity in equalizers.
Glad Warhead says they're identical, we worked really hard on the 500 series mic pre & EQ to make sure they were, the key to both units sounding so good in the 500 series format is that they run at 24v due to the special PSU built into the unit. They're not brittle sounding like some units are after being forced to run at 16v, we think this is pretty unique thing & some thing I guess we should be shouting about more
By the way folks, I'm planning to start buying some 500 series strips (compressors, Eq etc.. etc..) and I was wondering from your experience, which LunchBox you would suggest and WHY to purchase?
So finally the Phoenix Audio DRS-EQ/500 is now shipping. ....
This is basically the same EQ circuit as the DRSQ4M mk2 with a few tweaks and like the DRS1R/500 it also runs at 24V due to its special onboard PSU which means it sounds very thick & punchy not brittle like if its was running at 16v.
so what does this mean about the 24 volt PSU onboard?
how does that come into play?
does it somehow take the 48v phantom and use it? as some other 500 series modules do? (em-peq comes to mind)
..... it seems that it will it work in a regular 500 series rack? such as the 10 space API - correct?
This is basically the same EQ circuit as the DRSQ4M mk2 with a few tweaks and like the DRS1R/500 it also runs at 24V due to its special onboard PSU which means it sounds very thick & punchy not brittle like if its was running at 16v.
Yeah, I'm sure this is a great product but personally I find the above statement ridiculous. It seems like you're saying that all +/-16v powered units should sound more brittle than 24v powered units. I suppose what you're trying to say that it sounds better than if you took a 24v design and just trimmed the voltage down to 16v, but who would ever do that?
Yeah, I'm sure this is a great product but personally I find the above statement ridiculous. It seems like you're saying that all +/-16v powered units should sound more brittle than 24v powered units. I suppose what you're trying to say that it sounds better than if you took a 24v design and just trimmed the voltage down to 16v, but who would ever do that?
Think you've misinterpreted what I've said here, Phoenix units were designed to run at 24v like lots of other brands (or maybe a higher voltage), so converting them to run in the API 500 series format which is at 16v causes an issue sonically - making them sound a little brittle. I think its well known that some of the 19" rack versions of various brands units can sound slightly better (thicker, fuller etc) than the API 500 series versions, so clearly some units have been converted to run at a lower voltage (trimmed down to quote you). Clearly the advantage of the 500 series is the flexibility that it offers and relative affordability where units can be interchanged easily, but like all things there maybe some compromises. If a unit was designed to run at this voltage like say API units are which I believe run at 16v, then clearly this wouldn't be an issue and as we all know they sound great.
so what does this mean about the 24 volt PSU onboard?
how does that come into play?
does it somehow take the 48v phantom and use it? as some other 500 series modules do? (em-peq comes to mind)
..... it seems that it will it work in a regular 500 series rack? such as the 10 space API - correct?
thanks
we don't touch the 48v, we just have a special power section on our units which enables the unit to run at 24v. We have the 10 space API rack & a few lunchboxes (of various ages) and all comfortably run 10 (or 6) pre amps or EQ's etc without any issue. Both the DRS1R/500 & DRS-EQ/500 have a low current draw (well within the API VPR specs) so they work comfortably with other units & in all racks (we've tested & got feedback from users in the field)
I haven't had the chance to check out the Phoenix stuff yet. Is it a fairly clean eq or colored? I'm in the market for something with a little mojo.
I got to play with them a bit. Really really nice. I would say they are a good balance between clean and colored, and the drive circuit allows you to push it for more coloration. I am going to try and do a review of this for my show, but in short I was not crazy about it on the stereo buss, but loved it on individual tracks.
I got to play with them a bit. Really really nice. I would say they are a good balance between clean and colored, and the drive circuit allows you to push it for more coloration. I am going to try and do a review of this for my show, but in short I was not crazy about it on the stereo buss, but loved it on individual tracks.
Thanks Ronan, interesting stuff ! I'll bring them back along with the new 500 series compressors and you can see what they're like too.
For Drastic, here is a comment left on our Facebook page last week :
.from our local Seattle producer Justo...
Big thanks to Rich over at Lunchbox Audio for letting me demo this Phoenix Audio Gyratory EQ! Great piece, I love where the eq set points are, has great character and a "snap" to it thats great for adding punch to a variety of sound sources! Also "creamy" sounding... I hate that I have to use that word to describe anything, but you'll see what I mean if you plug it in to your Lunchbox!
For Drastic, here is a comment left on our Facebook page last week :
.from our local Seattle producer Justo...
Big thanks to Rich over at Lunchbox Audio for letting me demo this Phoenix Audio Gyratory EQ! Great piece, I love where the eq set points are, has great character and a "snap" to it thats great for adding punch to a variety of sound sources! Also "creamy" sounding... I hate that I have to use that word to describe anything, but you'll see what I mean if you plug it in to your Lunchbox!
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Phoenix DRS-EQ/500 - Now shipping 
