How it works in the path
Each channel delivers both a direct out and a transformer-isolatedA magnetic coupling that passes audio between two windings with no wire contact — isolates splits and kills ground-loop hum, no power needed. out, so your split topology is baked in — no choosing per channel, no adapters. At 170 mm deep and 2.4 kg, it's shallow and light enough to sit comfortably in a standard 1UThe standard slice of rack height: 1U = 1.75″. A 3U box takes three slices; half-rack gear pairs two units side by side in one. position without crowding the rear bay. The passive design means a brownout or a power strip failure simply doesn't affect it. What Black Lion is selling here is the transformer selection: hand-matched pairs aimed at a low noise floorThe constant background hiss a device produces on its own. Everything you pass through it sits on top — lower is better. and minimal coloration, landing this unit between budget passive splitters and the premium Jensen-equipped options from Radial or Whirlwind in both cost and measured performance.
