Phoenix Audio Nicerizer Junior

Please note, this amazing piece of kit is not a mixer in the traditional sense, it’s more a conditioner that gives you warmth and a great authentic analogue sound. Yes it can be used to mix, but only by adjusting the levels that you feed into it (in conjunction with the +8 db boost switch that’s on every channel)

I bought it because I thought it make a good sub-mixer for synths. It could, but only at the recording stage – not for general monitoring where you just want to be able to tweak your mix for listening.

Anyway, I opened the outer box but inside it’s all there, totally unopened – new.

Here’s the SOS review. Well worth a read:

And Phoenix Audio’s description:

A LEGENDARY TONE MACHINE, WITH ESSENTIAL FEATURES

The “Nicerizer Junior” is a 2U, 19" rack mountable 16 channel Input unit, which can be stacked and linked. Applications: Range from "digital sweetening" to source routing, to DAW mixing and from studio to stadium. Specifications: • 16 channels of our Class A, discrete, truly balanced transformer-less input • stage. • Our proven and loved Class A, discrete, transformer balanced output stage (DSOP-2). • Class A, Discrete, High Gain, Inverting (Virtual Earth) Mixing stage. • Individual pan control for each channel with indented control (16 x Pan pots). • 16 x Balanced Inputs on D-sub. Can accept balanced or unbalanced input with no -6dB loss, wired to Tascam DA88 Standard • 4 x mix busses (Stereo Mix Bus). • +8dB Boost button on each channel. • 2 x Master mix bus output level control. • Main Outputs on Balanced XLR's (4 outputs) • Huge headroom available on all channels. Input Headroom +26dB. Output Headroom +26dB Overview: The Input signal is fed to the “Nicerizer Junior” via the D-sub inputs on the rear panel. The input signal is panned by the associated pan control on the front panel. The Nicerizer Junior is usually used in channel pairs Eg: 1- Left, 2 –Right. The main bus output level is adjusted via the main level control on the front panel.