PreSonus DigiMax D8 8 Channel Preamplifier with 48kHz ADAT Output in LENAH VALLEY, Tasmania for sale

Pre Sonus Digi Max D8 8 Channel Preamp with 48kHz ADAT Output
Excellent condition - hardly used. Cost $979 new, sell for $450
The DigiMax D8 is an 8 channel preamplifier featuring 8 award-winning class A XMAX mic preamps with 24-bit ADAT digital output. All eight preamps include variable trim control, 48V phantom power, ultra-fast acting LED metering and 20 dB pad. In addition, 2 instrument inputs are located on the front panel for direct Hi-Z instrument input. Balanced TRS direct analog outputs are located on the rear panel for routing and flexibility. The DigiMax D8 also includes word clock sync input for ultra-low jitter and robust synchronization.
The DigiMax D8 is the perfect solution to add eight professional microphone preamplifiers to any digital recording system with ADAT optical lightpipe expansion capability including Digidesign’s HD and 003 systems, RME, YAMAHA, Alesis, Mackie, and many others
The DigiMax D8 includes eight custom-designed high-voltage, discrete, XMAX Class A microphone preamplifiers for all types of microphones. The job of a microphone preamplifier is to boost microphone level signals to line level so that the signal can be converted from analog to digital. This mic to line boost is generally a preamplification of over 400 times the voltage of the original mic level signal. This preamplification stage is one of the most important stages that the signal will go through before converted to digital, and is why a high performance preamplifier is important to achieving great results. All XMAX preamplifiers are built with the same three elements:
High Voltage - The XMAX preamplifier runs on power rails of 30V. Most off the shelf op amp based designs run on power rails of 10V to 18V. Higher voltage power rails deliver more headroom, deeper lows, smoother highs and an overall fuller sound.
Discrete - No op amps. Only transistors, resistors and capacitors. Op amps add noise, coloration and harshness to a signal. Discrete designs deliver ultra low noise and transparency.
Class A - When a circuit is running in Class A mode the circuit is always in an "on" state operating at its optimal voltage requirements. Class A mode has zero crossover distortion and delivers purer, clearer and more musical sonics than class A⁄B designs which are found in most op-amp circuits.
Input⁄Output
2 unbalanced ¼” instrument inputs (front panel; bypass Ch. 1 and 2 mic inputs)
8 balanced rear-panel XMAX mic preamps
1 BNC word-clock input
8 balanced ¼” direct outputs (1 per channel)
1 ADAT Lightpipe optical digital output (8 channels)
Meters, Controls, and Features
Individual channel-trim controls with -4 dB to +50 dB gain range
48V phantom power for condenser microphones (switchable in pairs)
-20 dB pad on every channel
4-segment, fast-acting LED input meter
Clock source (sets clock to external or internal with 44.1 or 48 kHz sample rate)
Digitalia
Professional-quality AD converters (+107 dBu dynamic range)
ADAT Lightpipe digital output: 8 channels at 24-bit resolution and 44.1 and 48 kHz internal sampling rate
Word-clock master via ADAT Lightpipe or slave to external word clock
Power
Internal power supply with standard IEC connector
Physical
1U rack-mountable, rugged steel chassis
A high-quality microphone preamp can make all the difference in the sound of your recordings. Without a quality preamp, the expression “garbage in, garbage out” is especially apt. And customers and reviewers alike have long insisted that the PreSonus XMAX™ Class A solid-state preamp is the finest in its price class.
The DigiMax D8 provides eight of these prized preamps—enough to raise your entire studio rig to a higher level. And that’s just the beginning of the story.
Further details and specifications available here: http:⁄⁄www.presonus.com⁄products⁄DigiMax-D8