Audient ASP008 - 8 Channel Variable Impedance Mic Preamp
The design uses an 8 transistor discrete Class A front end with extended band-width and a noise floor close to the theoretical Johnson limit. Carefully chosen close tolerance components are used to achieve high CMRR at all gain settings and distortion is minimised to less than 0.001% at 20dB gain and +10dBu output. This outstanding technical performance delivers a mic amp with incredible transparency and detail without colouration or other unwanted artefacts.
Each Mic amp also features switchable input impedance, allowing the user to explore the subtle variations in microphone character that are determined by output termination.
All channels include an XLR input, 'soft start' 48V phantom power, switchable input impedance, 25-250Hz hi-pass filter as well as line input selection. Channels 1 and 2 also feature a -20dB attenuator and a high-impedance Instrument/DI input on a front panel mounted jack. LEDs provide indication of signal present and overload.
Two digital output option cards are available - one with ADAT optical interface, the other with AES/EBU and ADAT. Both cards now support sample rates of up to 96kHz over ADAT S/MUX.
CONTROLS
48VPhantom Power ON/OFF with 'soft start' feature to avoid thumps
INST/DICH 1&2 only. Selects jack instrument input with input impedance > 1MOhm
-20dB20dB Pad (CH1&2 ONLY)
LINESelects Line level input with input impedance of 10kOhm
PolarityPolarity invert
FilterSelects 12dB/octave Hi-Pass filter - range 25Hz to 250Hz
PKIndicates signal levels within 4dB of clipping
SIGIndicates signal levels above -25dBu
I/P ZInput impedance select 200/1200/5000 ohms
GAINMIC/DI 0 to 60dB. LINE -20 to 40dB
Sample RateSelectable 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz
DitherSelectable 16/20/24 bit
INTERFACES
MIC InputElectronically balanced XLR with variable input impedance
LINE InputElectronically balanced 25 pin D wired to DA88 standard
INST/DI InputUnbalanced front panel mounted jack
LINE OutputElectronically balanced 25 pin D wired to DA88 standard
Digital outputOptional 48/96kHz AES, S/PDIF and 48kHz ADAT light-pipe.
Ext Word ClockBNC
PERFORMANCE
Maximum input/output level+21.5dBu
THDTypically better than 0.007% at 1kHz any gain setting
EINBetter than -127.5dB @ 60dB gain/ref 150 Ohms
Frequency Response-0.3dB @10Hz to -3dB @300kHz at unity gain
CMRRBetter than 75dB at 1kHz and 60dB gain
Dimensions480mm x 278mm x 44mm
Weight4.5Kg
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| ASP008 - 8 Channel Variable Impedance Mic Preamp | 319609 |
