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Black Lion Audio PBR TT Patchbay

96-point Patchbay with 96 Gold-plated TT Connectors
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Black Lion Audio PBR TT Patchbay
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A Top-shelf Patchbay for Studio and Stage

Tired of crawling behind your equipment rack every time you need to patch in a piece of gear? Then it's time you stepped up to the big leagues with the Black Lion Audio PBR TT patchbay. This top-shelf patchbay boasts 96 audiophile-grade, gold-plated TT connectors, offering the most robust routing imaginable in a single rack space. Twelve rear-panel DB-25 connectors supply effortless hardware patching. Mode-switching buttons allow dead-simple toggling between normal and half-normal operation. We're impressed with the build quality of the PBR TT here at Sweetwater; its black-anodized aluminum faceplate is primed for the rigors of the studio or the stage. The PBR TT patchbay comes with front-panel labels for easy, at-a-glance confirmation of your connections. If you're working with anything more than a handful of gear, a top-quality patchbay like the Black Lion Audio PBR TT is a must-have addition for any studio or stage setup. Once you get one, you'll wonder how you got along without it!

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Black Lion Audio PBR TT Patchbay Features:

  • 96 audiophile-grade, gold-plated TT connectors
  • 12 rear-panel DB-25 connectors supply effortless hardware patching
  • Mode-switching buttons for dead-simple toggling between normal and half-normal operation
  • Rugged, black-anodized aluminum faceplate primed for the rigors of the studio or stage
  • Comes with front-panel labels for easy, at-a-glance confirmation of your connections
  • Offers the most robust routing imaginable in a single rack space

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Tech Specs

  • Number of Points: 96
  • Format: Rackmount
  • Connector Types - Front: 96 x Bantam TT
  • Connector Types - Back: 12 x DB-25
  • Function Mode: Normal, non-normalled, half normaled
  • Analog/Digital: Analog
  • Height: 1.75"
  • Width: 19"
  • Manufacturer Part Number: PBRTT

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Does what it says on the box and looks good doing it. Took a while to get everything set up, of course, wiring took a while, checking connections, etc... but once I got the patchbay labels from Black Lion's site, printed 'em out, and labeled everything... now my studio just works like it's supposed to and I have complete patching freedom. I've got no downtime or loss of musical inspiration because of time lost in re-connecting stuff.

Seems well-built for the price!
by Ryan Roullard from Seattle, WA on
Looks fantastic, but jacks feel cheap and sticky, and there is no good way to label this thing
I have to say I'm pretty disappointed in this one. I had high hopes because Black Lion's stuff is generally great quality and design, and it looks really awesome for a patchbay with the sleek black & gold. I know it's cheaper than a Switchcraft, but I was still expecting premium quality for the price.

However, I'm surprised how cheap and "sticky" the jacks feel. I tried various bantam TT cables and they are really difficult to push in, and almost even more difficult to pull out. Every time I keep thinking I'm going to damage my TT cables which if you're here, you already know TT cables are not cheap. All in all, these jacks feel cheap and like corners were cut somewhere, and I really dislike the way cables just kinda feel stuck.

By comparison, I also have a Redco TT patchbay, and those jacks are super smooth and premium, and surprisingly, that patchbay is more affordable, at $. However, unfortunately Sweetwater does not carry Redco (I wish they would!).

One last thing which was kind of bugging me, the unit comes with these tiny labels you're surprised to write on. I don't know about you, but when it comes to labelling a patchbay, especially anything which might be a single channel, I don't have the tiny and precise penmanship required to make that work. I looked into buying label paper to print on, but even then you're still going to have to run a lot of measurements and trial & error to get it to line up correctly. I know this is minor but I like to be able to label my patchbays with an organized and professional look. All other 96 TT patchbays on the market (Switchcraft, Redco, Bitree, Audio Accessories) come with a strip cover and you can download excel spreadsheets from manufacturers which are precisely designed for each unit, making it super easy to map out your studio, print, cut, and slide it in, ready to go without any fuss measuring and dealing with stickers or residue etc.

I had emailed Black Lion support asking if they have a spreadsheet prepared for this patchbay which I could use to create labels, and they did not respond. I take it no, you're meant to handwrite yourself onto tiny labels.
by Jonathan W from NYC on
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