Strymon PCH Active Stereo DI with Headphone Amp

Strymon PCH Active Stereo DI with Headphone Amp.

Experience ultra-premium stereo transparency with Strymon PCH, an active direct interface with a hidden superpower: a console-quality headphone amplifier. Finally, hear exactly how your pedalboard sounds—no guessing, no compromises.

With Strymon PCH, monitor your entire rig or pedalboard in full stereo through high-impedance headphones, regardless of pedal order or component type. Whether you’re connecting unbalanced outputs to a PA, recording interface, or flat-response speaker system, PCH delivers an absolutely transparent stereo signal—and the headphone amp lets you listen locally with unmatched clarity.

Transparent by Design
PCH was engineered from the ground up to be sonically transparent, virtually unclippable, and bulletproof. Perfect for pedalboards, keyboard rigs, or synth setups, it ensures your tone remains pristine.

Technology and Features

• Two-channel design: Use in stereo or dual mono.

• 9VDC operation: Internally converted to 24V for virtually unclippable performance.

• Onboard headphone amplifier: Drives high-impedance headphones with ease.

• Switchable Mic/Line XLR outputs and defeatable ground lift.

• Defeatable Sum for Thru outputs for flexible routing.

• Galvanic isolation via custom internal transformer.

• Flat frequency response with extremely low THD.

Construction

• Thick 3mm extruded aluminum shell with 5mm ribs for ultimate durability.

• Protective shell awning for headphone volume pot access.

• High-quality, long-life jacks and switches.

Specifications

Inputs

• Input Impedance: 1 MΩ

• Max Input Level: +20dBu

Thru Output

• Output Impedance: 100 Ω

• SNR: +135dB (A-Weight)

• Noise Floor: -115dBV (10Hz–22kHz)

• Gain: +0dB

• Frequency Response: +/-0.25dB, 10Hz–80kHz+

Headphone Output

• Output Impedance: 2 Ω

• Frequency Response: +/-0.25dB, 10Hz–80kHz

XLR Output (Line Setting)

• Output Impedance: 275 Ω

• SNR: +130dB (A-Weight)

• Noise Floor: -110dBV

• Gain: +0dB

• Max Output Level: +20dBu

XLR Output (Mic Setting)

• Output Impedance: 100 Ω

• Gain: -20dB

• Max Output Level: +0.0dBu

• SNR: +125dB

• Noise Floor: -125dBV

• Frequency Response: +/-0.25dB, 10Hz–80kHz+

Power Supply

• Input: 9VDC, 500mA

• Generated Supply: +/-12V

PCH is the ultimate choice for musicians who demand full transparency and complete control over their tone—hear everything, miss nothing.

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