Thermionic Culture The Kite

The Kite is a superb stereo valve EQ enhancer that works brilliantly with stereo mixes and single-channel audio alike. The Air settings produce a wonderful top-end sparkle, while the Attitude control offers user-controllable amounts of glorious tube-based 2nd-harmonic colouration.

• All controls are stereo except O/P TRIM and are indented for easy recall;'

• HPF (High Pass Filter) operates at 20 & 40Hz with a 12dB/octave curve;

• BASS BOOST and BASS CUT both have 2 selectable operating frequencies,

• which can be used together for a Mid Cut effect;

• TOP SHELF is a broad Mid/Top Lift, a little like a Presence control. Also has 2 frequencies.

• AIR boosts the higher Top and will give an amazing clear yet warm sound, only available with out valve products;

• ATTITUDE is our own switch that adds those special 2nd harmonics only possible with valves! ;

• OUTPUT TRIM - Separate controls to adjust finely the 2 channels, also -6dB switches;

• XLR connectors, "semi floating" inputs and unbalanced outputs are employed;

• A transformer balanced version

INPUT IMPEDANCE:

10k

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE:

220

DISTORTION (@ +4DBU):

0.015% @ Attitude 1

MOL @ 1% DISTORTION:

+25dBu

NOISE:

< -80dBu

SIGNAL/NOISE:

-105dBu

FREQUENCY RESPONSE (±1DB):

• Attitude 1: < 10Hz to 56kHz

• Attitude 3: < 10Hz to 20kHz

• Attitude 6: 15Hz to 9kHz

CROSSTALK (DB):

Channel 1

• 1kHz -72

• 10kHz -64

Channel 2

• 1kHz -72

• 10kHz -58

PHASE SHIFT INTERCHANNEL:

0.25º at 10kHz

INPUT TO OUTPUT:

13 º at 10kHz