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Strymon PCH Active Direct Interface

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PCH is an advanced stereo active direct interface with a hidden superpower – an onboard console-quality headphone amplifier. Now you can rest easy knowing that the sound of your pedalboard won’t change even a little when passing through PCH, and the headphone amp means you won’t have to ask anyone how you sound.

You’ll know.

PCH has a powerful headphone amplifier onboard, making it easy to monitor or practice listening to the sound of your entire rig or pedalboard in full stereo, no matter the pedal order or the components.

Connecting the output of your pedalboard to a DI is a very different thing than simply plugging your bass or guitar straight into one. Pedalboards can generate very loud output signals, enough to swamp the input of ordinary direct boxes. PCH is different, partially because it runs on 9VDC, and it has enough headroom to handle powerful incoming audio while remaining pristine, ensuring you always sound your best.

No matter what instrument or genre of music you play, if you need to connect unbalanced outputs to a PA, recording interface or flat response speaker system, PCH is the ultimate choice for an absolutely transparent stereo direct interface — and it’s the only one that you can listen to locally via the headphone amp.

Technology

  • Runs on 9VDC — internally converted to 24V to be virtually unclippable
  • Onboard headphone amplifier powerful enough to drive high impedance headphones cleanly
  • Switchable Mic/Line level operation for the XLR outputs
  • Defeatable ground lift for the XLR outputs
  • Defeatable Sum for the Thru outputs
  • Powered by a custom single-channel internal Ojai power supply
  • Internal supply’s custom transformer provides galvanic isolation
  • Extremely flat frequency response
  • Extremely low total harmonic distortion

Specs

In

  • Input Impedance: 1 MΩ
  • Max Input Level: +20dBu

Thru

  • Output Impedance: 100 Ω
  • SNR: +135dB (A-Weight)
  • Noise Floor: -115dBV (10-22kHz no A-Weight)
  • Gain Relative to Inputs: +0dB
  • Frequency Response: +/- 0.25dB, 10Hz – 80kHz+

HP

  • Output Impedance: 2 Ω
  • Frequency Response: +/- 0.25dB, 10Hz – 80kHz

XLR, Line Setting

  • Output Impedance: 275 Ω
  • SNR: +130dB (A-Weight)
  • Noise Floor: -110dBV (10-22kHz no A-Weight)
  • Gain Relative to Inputs: +0dB
  • Maximum Output Level: +20dBu
  • Frequency Response: +/- 0.25dB, 10Hz – 80kHz+

XLR, Mic Setting

  • Output Impedance: 100 Ω
  • Gain Relative to Inputs: -20dB
  • Maximum Output Level: +0.0dBu
  • SNR: +125dB
  • Noise Floor: -125 dBV (10-22kHz no A-Weight)
  • Frequency response: +/- 0.25dB, 10Hz – 80kHz+

Power Supply

  • Input Voltage: 9VDC
  • Current Requirement: 500mA

Dimensions

  • L – 4.88″ (124mm)
  • W – 2.97″ (76mm)
  • H -1.94″ (50mm)

Warranty & Returns

All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!

Shipping

We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!

We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.

If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.

We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.

Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.

Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.

Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!

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Hear Everything.

PCH is an advanced stereo active direct interface with a hidden superpower – an onboard console-quality headphone amplifier. Now you can rest easy knowing that the sound of your pedalboard won’t change even a little when passing through PCH, and the headphone amp means you won’t have to ask anyone how you sound.

You’ll know.

PCH has a powerful headphone amplifier onboard, making it easy to monitor or practice listening to the sound of your entire rig or pedalboard in full stereo, no matter the pedal order or the components.

Connecting the output of your pedalboard to a DI is a very different thing than simply plugging your bass or guitar straight into one. Pedalboards can generate very loud output signals, enough to swamp the input of ordinary direct boxes. PCH is different, partially because it runs on 9VDC, and it has enough headroom to handle powerful incoming audio while remaining pristine, ensuring you always sound your best.

No matter what instrument or genre of music you play, if you need to connect unbalanced outputs to a PA, recording interface or flat response speaker system, PCH is the ultimate choice for an absolutely transparent stereo direct interface — and it’s the only one that you can listen to locally via the headphone amp.

Technology

  • Runs on 9VDC — internally converted to 24V to be virtually unclippable
  • Onboard headphone amplifier powerful enough to drive high impedance headphones cleanly
  • Switchable Mic/Line level operation for the XLR outputs
  • Defeatable ground lift for the XLR outputs
  • Defeatable Sum for the Thru outputs
  • Powered by a custom single-channel internal Ojai power supply
  • Internal supply’s custom transformer provides galvanic isolation
  • Extremely flat frequency response
  • Extremely low total harmonic distortion

Specs

In

  • Input Impedance: 1 MΩ
  • Max Input Level: +20dBu

Thru

  • Output Impedance: 100 Ω
  • SNR: +135dB (A-Weight)
  • Noise Floor: -115dBV (10-22kHz no A-Weight)
  • Gain Relative to Inputs: +0dB
  • Frequency Response: +/- 0.25dB, 10Hz – 80kHz+

HP

  • Output Impedance: 2 Ω
  • Frequency Response: +/- 0.25dB, 10Hz – 80kHz

XLR, Line Setting

  • Output Impedance: 275 Ω
  • SNR: +130dB (A-Weight)
  • Noise Floor: -110dBV (10-22kHz no A-Weight)
  • Gain Relative to Inputs: +0dB
  • Maximum Output Level: +20dBu
  • Frequency Response: +/- 0.25dB, 10Hz – 80kHz+

XLR, Mic Setting

  • Output Impedance: 100 Ω
  • Gain Relative to Inputs: -20dB
  • Maximum Output Level: +0.0dBu
  • SNR: +125dB
  • Noise Floor: -125 dBV (10-22kHz no A-Weight)
  • Frequency response: +/- 0.25dB, 10Hz – 80kHz+

Power Supply

  • Input Voltage: 9VDC
  • Current Requirement: 500mA

Dimensions

  • L – 4.88″ (124mm)
  • W – 2.97″ (76mm)
  • H -1.94″ (50mm)

Warranty & Returns

All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!

Shipping

We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!

We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.

If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.

We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.

Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.

Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.

Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!