Phil Bush came from automotive engineering and has worked full time on audio since 2019. His whole range is mono and analog, without exception.
The range
| Model | Ways | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mini | 3 | £550 |
| Growl, Samson, Goliath | 3 to 5 | in between |
| Alpha | 5 | £2,225 |
Alongside the preamps: a bass processor, a 16 band EQ, and valve amps built to order.
The Growl
It is the function that gives one of the models its name: an analog circuit reproducing the saturation of a valve amp pushed on the sub, with no valve in the unit.
It makes sense when you know he also runs an all-valve sound system: he knows exactly the behaviour he is reproducing, and what it costs to maintain.
Two uncommon choices
The VU meters keep reading when a kill is engaged. That is deliberate: if the display dropped to zero with the cut, the operator would lose any reading of the energy still moving. Most units do the opposite.
He documents an eight step gain structure method. That is rare: setting levels end to end is what does the most damage when done by guesswork, and almost nobody writes it down.
Who it is for
A mono sound that wants to stay analog end to end, and is after valve colour without the maintenance that comes with it. The range covers a wide spread, from a first preamp to a full 5 way.
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