Countryman Type 85: Active DI
Box
The Countryman Type 85 Active DI box connects any high-impedance instrument
pickup, even piezo pickups, to a balanced microphone (XLR type) input. It provides
a strong, clean signal to the mix board without adding noise or distortion.
It won’t change the tone or volume you hear from your own amp like passive
direct boxes. It won’t break just when you need it. It won’t develop
a dead battery on stage because it runs on Phantom power.
Countryman
Type 85 DI Box Features: |
Countryman
Type 85 DI Box Applications: |
- Strong, clean signal to the mix board with no
added noise or distortion
- Isolates ground buzz between console and amp
- Small, compact, sleek design
- Almost invisible on stage
- Nearly impossible to break
- Internal components are fully protected against
electrical damage
- Input circuit withstands 220V AC all day long,
and static spikes up to 20,000 volts!
- Five-year warranty
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- 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
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Indestructible
Connectors and switches are recessed into a single-piece extruded case
with extra-thick walls. You can literally drive a truck over a Countryman
Type 85 DI Box without hurting it. Internal electronics are molded in
a solid epoxy block and fully protected against electrical damage. The
input can withstand 220 V AC all day long and static spikes up to 20,000
V.
Battery or Phantom Power
Most mixing consoles provide 48 V Phantom power and the Countryman Type
85 DI Box will automatically use it. If you don’t have Phantom power,
the Countryman Type 85 DI Box will run for about 400 hours from a single
internal 9 V battery.
Simply Exceptional Sound
The Countryman Type 85 DI Box uses only hand-selected high-quality discrete
components woven into a single-ended class A circuit, much like a classic
tube microphone preamp. The Countryman Type 85 DI Box has an incredibly
smooth, sweet sound. Unlike many active DI boxes, the Countryman Type
85 DI Box can always isolate ground, even when running on Phantom power,
to help eliminate hum and buzz from ground problems. The Countryman Type
85 DI Box doesn’t have roll off switches or effects. Adjusting the
frequency content of a sound source is an artistic decision best done
at the mixing location where you can hear the results and easily make
changes.
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Countryman
Type 85 DI Box: General Specs |
Frequency
Response: |
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20 Hz to 20 kHz
+- 1 dB |
Noise
(Shorted Input): |
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.63 µV
RMS (-122 dBu) BW = 20 kHz |
Power
Requirements: |
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9 V battery
or .4 mA @ 48 V Phantom |
Input
Protection: |
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220 V RMS and
20,000 V static discharges |
| Voltage
Gain: |
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-10 dB in Pickup
mode
-46 dB in Speaker mode
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RF
Filtering: |
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250 kHz Low
Pass on input
30 kHz Low Pass on output |
Maximum
Input Level: |
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5 V P-P in Pickup
mode
300 V P-P in Speaker mode
Equal to 2,800 Watts into 4 Ohms |
Distortion: |
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.018% THD @
1 kHz and 1 V P-P in
.08% IMD 10 kHz/60 Hz 1 V P-P in |
Input
Resistance: |
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10 MOhms in
Pickup mode (10 times the input resistance of a typical guitar amplifier.) |
| Input Capacitance: |
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160 picofarad,
equal to two feet of low-capacitance guitar cable. |
| Dimensions: |
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1.75 in x 3
in x 5 in (45 mm x 77 mm x 127 mm) |
| Weight: |
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18.5 oz (.52
kg) |
| Warranty: |
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5 year warranty |
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