Here’s a unicorn of a device. The Notiko Tube Phantom out of Greece. These are currently not in production and are typically made by special order.
What’s so unique about it?
1. Impressively small for a tube DI.
2. Can be powered by 48 volt phantom power meaning no power cable required. Just the XLR cable. Will come with power supply too.
3. The small 6418 wire-ended valve is placed in circuit for the two valve settings — Triode and Pentode.
4. Bonus — the DI has the option of running in FET operation.
It’s a hybrid valve/solid-state design where the FET setting is designed to deliver a transparent solid-state tone, while the two valve settings include deliberate valve coloration. Nice!
Triode mode is nice for adding warmth, and the more obviously colored pentode setting for enhancing punch. To make the amount of valve coloration adjustable, the Tube Phantom has separate controls for input gain and volume.
It can accommodate unbalanced inputs from around mic level up to line levels, and the manufacturer claims 10V of input headroom, which enables it to take inputs from instruments with powerful active pickups without clipping.
The variable mic/line output level is delivered via both a balanced XLR and an unbalanced quarter-inch jack.
Pretty cool device. Nice size allowing you to get a tube DI on a pedalboard.
$295 shipped CONUS.
Trade interests include: CIOKS DC7
What’s so unique about it?
1. Impressively small for a tube DI.
2. Can be powered by 48 volt phantom power meaning no power cable required. Just the XLR cable. Will come with power supply too.
3. The small 6418 wire-ended valve is placed in circuit for the two valve settings — Triode and Pentode.
4. Bonus — the DI has the option of running in FET operation.
It’s a hybrid valve/solid-state design where the FET setting is designed to deliver a transparent solid-state tone, while the two valve settings include deliberate valve coloration. Nice!
Triode mode is nice for adding warmth, and the more obviously colored pentode setting for enhancing punch. To make the amount of valve coloration adjustable, the Tube Phantom has separate controls for input gain and volume.
It can accommodate unbalanced inputs from around mic level up to line levels, and the manufacturer claims 10V of input headroom, which enables it to take inputs from instruments with powerful active pickups without clipping.
The variable mic/line output level is delivered via both a balanced XLR and an unbalanced quarter-inch jack.
Pretty cool device. Nice size allowing you to get a tube DI on a pedalboard.
$295 shipped CONUS.
Trade interests include: CIOKS DC7
