Overview
How do you send the purest, warmest and most natural signal out of a high-impedance instrument to a balanced mic input at the console Countryman's Type 85 Direct Interface box.
Reflecting the ultimate engineering and highest-quality materials, the Type 85 DI Box adds nothing and removes nothing from the instrument's signal. No distortion. No electronic hum or buzz. No loss of dynamic range. It's the only active direct box that delivers such a clear, strong, warm signal to the mixer.
What's more, its design is sleek, compact, and virtually indestructible, and its 9V battery back up to phantom power helps ensure it will never lose power onstage. Countryman's Type 85 is hands-down the most valuable and cost-effective direct box on the market!
Features
- Connects any high-impedance instrument (including piano) to an XLR mic input
- Active direct box can run off internal 9V battery (~400 hours) if phantom power isn't available
- Strong, clean signal to the mix board with no added noise or distortion
- Isolates ground buzz between console and amp
- Small, compact, sleek design
- Internal components are fully protected against electrical damage
- Five-year warranty
Specifications
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Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (+/- 1 dB)
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Noise (Shorted Input): 0.63 uVrms (-122 dBVrms)
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Distortion (1 VPP in):
- THD (1 kHz): < 0.018%
- IMD (10 kHz/60 Hz, 4:1): < 0.08%
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Power Options:
- 48 V Phantom (0.4 mA)
- 9 V Battery (400 hours on a typical alkaline)
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Input Protection: 220 Vrms and 20,000 V static discharges
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Voltage Gain:
- Pickup mode: -10 dB
- Speaker mode: -46 dB
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RF Filtering:
- Input: 250 kHz low-pass filter
- Output: 30 kHz low-pass filter
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Maximum Input Level (1% THD):
- Pickup mode: 5 Vpp
- Speaker mode: 300 Vpp
- (Equal to 2,800 Watts into 4 Ohms)
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Input Resistance: Pickup mode: 10 MOhm (10 times the input impedance of a typical guitar amplifier)
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Input Capacitance: 160 pF (equal to 2 m of low-capacitance guitar cable)
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Dimensions: 5" x 3" x 1.75" (127 mm x 77 mm x 45 mm)
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Weight: 18.5 oz (0.52 kg)
