Aurora Audio Sidecar

Fifty years of electronic design and production experience, 40 of those years specializing in Class A discrete audio equipment, and 15 years of everyday practical experience by the Aurora Audio team manufacturing Class A discrete audio electronics used all around the globe, Geoff Tanner brings to you his highest achievement yet — the Aurora Audio Sidecar.

A magnificent piece for the audio professional, the Aurora Sidecar delivers 10 channels of pure Class A discrete fury complete with 4 band EQ and super thick transformer coupled two bus output for the user. Each channel of the Aurora Sidecar features Aurora Audio’s renowned DI input, individual analog VU metering, direct channel output connectivity, bus assign switching with pan, and top-of-the-line Penny+Giles (P&G) faders.

Each Aurora Sidecar console is built with a heavy gauge steel frame designed for years of use and abuse. Every channel features steel guide rails and heavy-duty thumbscrews, keeping all 10 channels firmly in place, creating an ideal connection between module and frame, making module insertion and removal easy.

Specifications:

• Gain : -10dB to +80dB on the input sensitivity switch plus
  another 10dB in the fader.
  
• Input Impedance : 1.2Kohm (XLR I/P),  10Mohm (DI I/P)
• Output Impedance : < 50 ohms balanced
• VU Meter Range : Standard VU points from -20VU to +3VU where
  0VU = +4dBu = 1.228 vac. Front panel trimpot to align the 0VU point.
• Input Headroom : 26dB

Outputs:

• Gain : Stereo outputs are unity gain
• Output Impedance : < 50 ohms balanced
• Frequency Response : < +/- 0.5dB at 20Hz and 20KHz ref. 0dBu @ 1KHz
• Noise : Unity Gain = < -85dBu, +80dB Gain = < -45dBu
• Equivalent I/P Noise : <-125dB, typical <-127dB
• Crosstalk : < -70dB  @ 1KHz
• Headroom : Maximum outputs all > +26dBu
• Distortion : < 0.075% @ 1KHz