Description
The Strymon PCH Active Stereo Direct Box and Headphone Amp is made for players who need clean, reliable stereo signal routing without compromising their tone. Whether you're a gigging guitarist with a pedalboard-heavy setup, a bassist running stereo effects, or a keyboard player looking for transparent DI routing, this is a serious utility tool. What sets it apart is the built-in headphone amp; now you can hear exactly what your rig sounds like before it hits front-of-house or a recording interface.
It runs on standard 9V power but handles high-level signals like a studio-grade unit. The stereo DI outputs stay totally transparent even with hot pedalboard levels, thanks to its massive headroom. You get full-range frequency response from 10Hz to 80kHz, zero added coloration, and no gain shifts. The XLR outs offer both mic and line-level options, and it's equally at home in a live rig or studio setup.
The headphone output isn't just an afterthought. It's full-resolution and taps into your full signal chain, so practicing or sound-checking in silence becomes easy and accurate. It's built tough, compact enough to sit right on a board, and runs dead quiet. We've tested this one ourselves, and it's the kind of utility piece you don't realize you need until you've used it. Once it's on your board, it's not coming off.
Specifications:
- Input Impedance: 1 MΩ
- Max Input Level: +20dBu
- Thru Output Impedance: 100 Ω
- Signal to Noise Ratio: +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
- XLR Line Output Impedance: 275 Ω
- XLR Line Signal to Noise Ratio: +130dB (A-Weight)
- XLR Line Noise Floor: -110dBV
- XLR Line Max Output: +20dBu
- XLR Mic Output Impedance: 100 Ω
- XLR Mic Gain Relative to Inputs: -20dB
- XLR Mic Max Output Level: +0.0dBu
- Power Requirement: 9VDC, 500mA
- Dimensions (LxWxH): 4.88″ x 2.97″ x 1.94″
Sku: PCH
