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Art Pro Audio dADB Dual Active Direct Box

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Key Features

  • Achieve pristine sound quality with this active direct box, perfect for studio recording.
  • Enjoy versatile impedance options for guitars, keyboards, and other instruments.
  • Experience low noise performance, ensuring clean audio signals for live or studio use.
  • Rugged build quality guarantees reliability on stage or in your professional recording setup.
  • Wide gain range accommodates various input levels, from subtle to high-output sources.
  • Convert unbalanced signals to balanced with ease, reducing hum and interference effectively.
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Art Pro Audio dADB Specifications

  • Frequency Response

    10 Hz - 100 kHz +/- 0.5 dB @ +0 dBu

  • Total Harmonic Distortion

    <.05% (typical)

  • Dynamic Range

    > 100 dB (typical)

  • Channel Separation

    > 80 dB (typical)

  • Maximum Input Level

    +4, +24, +44 dBu (depending on attenuator setting)

  • Maximum Output Level

    +6 dBu (battery powered), +14 dBu (phantom powered)

  • Input Connections

    1/4" TRS balanced / unbalanced (2), 470k Ohm

  • Thru Connections

    1/4" TRS (2)

  • Output Connections

    XLR male balanced (2), <600 Ohm

  • Input Attenuation

    Switchable (0dB, -30dB)

  • Power Requirements

    9V @ 7.5 mA (battery, alkaline recommended) / 18-48V DC @ 6.4 mA (phantom power , per channel)

  • Dimensions

    2 x 5 x 5.75" (51 x 127 x 146mm)

  • Weight

    2.7 lbs (1.22kg)

  • UPC Code

    840402019190

About Art Pro Audio dADB

After careful design and engineering, the ART dADB Dual Active Direct Box emerges as a high-quality, professional-grade tool for audio conversion. This versatile device functions as two independent active interfaces, adept at connecting instrument, line, or speaker level signals to balanced inputs.

Constructed with durable, high-quality materials, the dADB Dual Active Direct Box features high-impedance 1/4-inch inputs. These are buffered and transformed by ultra-low noise active electronics, delivering isolated, balanced, and low-impedance outputs. The result is an acoustically transparent DI solution, offering an impressively flat and wide frequency response, even at high input levels.

The dADB Dual Active Direct Box is designed to accommodate a broad range of source signal levels, thanks to its input attenuation on each channel. It also includes independent parallel thru jacks, allowing for easy tapping into the signal chains.

For those seeking to reduce hum and ground-loop noise, each channel is equipped with a Ground Lift. This feature enables complete separation of the input and output signal grounds, effectively isolating two systems when necessary.

The dADB Dual Active Direct Box also includes switchable low pass Bessel filters, designed to eliminate high-frequency interference. These complex, effective filter circuits operate outside of the audio range, primarily targeting and eliminating radio frequency interference. This makes the dADB an ideal DI solution for laptops, computer workstations, and peripherals, especially when used in stereo PA applications.

Powering the dADB's active circuitry is a breeze, with options for phantom power or an internal 9V battery when external power is not available. Its low current draw (less than 7.5 mA) ensures long-lasting operation, providing over 100 hours of use with a new battery (alkaline recommended).

Encased in a compact, all-steel black case, the dADB Dual Active Direct Box promises unmatched long-term reliability. Whether it's for live sound, permanent/fixed install, DJ setups, or virtually any PA application, the dADB stands as a reliable, professional choice.

Art Pro Audio dADB Features

  • Fully Active Design
  • Operates on Phantom Power or 9V Battery
  • Converts High-Impedance Balanced / Unbalanced Inputs Into 600 ohm Balanced Outputs
  • Switchable Input Attenuation (0, -20, -40 dB)
  • Independently Switchable Low Pass Filter on each Channel
  • Independently Switchable Phase Invert on each Channel
  • Independently Switchable Ground Lift on each Channel
  • 1/4" TRS Connector Inputs and Thru Connections
  • XLR Connectors for Balanced Outputs
  • Rugged Steel Case

Warranty Information

This product has a limited warranty of 36 months.

Key Features

  • Achieve pristine sound quality with this active direct box, perfect for studio recording.
  • Enjoy versatile impedance options for guitars, keyboards, and other instruments.
  • Experience low noise performance, ensuring clean audio signals for live or studio use.
  • Rugged build quality guarantees reliability on stage or in your professional recording setup.
  • Wide gain range accommodates various input levels, from subtle to high-output sources.
  • Convert unbalanced signals to balanced with ease, reducing hum and interference effectively.

What's in the box:

  • dADB Dual Active Direct Box
  • Art Pro Audio 3 Year Limited Warranty