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- Audient ASP008-AES 8 Channel Mic Preamp with AES/EBU, S/PIF, and ADAT Interface
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Amongst audio professionals, Audient equipment is renowned for its ability to provide high performance, transparent sound, and intelligent ergonomic design in a cost-effective package. The ASP008 is a compact, 1U rack mount unit featuring eight ultra-high-quality mic preamplifiers developed from the outstanding mic pre design used in the acclaimed ASP8024 recording console. (The ASP8024 rivals the sound of many A" room consoles at a fraction of the cost.) If you're looking to add eight great preamps to your studio or portable rig for a remarkably reasonable price, we recommend a close look at the ASP008-AES with Audient's AES, S/PDIF and 48kHz ADAT light-pipe interface card for digital output directly into almost any recording system.<BR><BR>Audient ASP008 8 Channel Variable Input Impedance Mic Preamp, First Take: <ul><li>8 channels of ultra-high-quality preamps <li> AES, S/PDIF, and 48kHz ADAT light-pipe output <li>Transparent audio with variable impedance for tone shaping <li>Electronically balanced XLR I/O and two instrument DIs<ul><BR><BR><strong>Ultra-high-quality preamps</strong><BR /> The design uses an 8 transistor discrete Class A front end with extended bandwidth and a noise floor close to the theoretical Johnson limit. (Johnson noise is random white noise generated by thermal agitation of electrons, and is the limiting minimum noise any circuit can attain at a given temperature.) Carefully chosen close tolerance components are used to achieve high Common Mode Rejection at all gain settings (eliminates unwanted RF and electromagnet field-generated noise allowing long cable runs) and distortion is minimized 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 coloration or other unwanted artifacts.<BR><BR><strong>ADAT/AES digital output</strong><BR /> The ADAT digital interface card provides ADAT digital outputs at either 44.1 or 48kHz sample rates (selectable on the front panel) for all 8 channels on a single lightpipe output connector. The outputs can be set to 16-, 20-, or 24- bit depth using the front panel controls. The AES card uses a 9-Pin female D-sub type connector to provide the required 8 digital outputs (in 4 pairs - pair 1 carries channels 1/2 etc.) at 44.1/48/88.2/96kHz sample rates (selectable on the front panel). Separate fan-out cables are available with XLR terminations for AES and RCA-phono connections for SPDIF. AES format is selected when the associated switch is in its normal (released) state. Depressing this switch will set the outputs to SPDIF format. The outputs can be set to 16/20 or 24 bit depth using the front panel controls. A BNC along with an INT/EXT function select switch is also provided on the digital output card. With the switch released, the ASP008 will run off its internal clock generator. Depressing the switch allows a master word clock to be connected via the BNC connector enabling the ASP008 con
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