COUNTRYMAN TYPE85S ◆ Stereo Direct Box DI

The Type 85S Stereo Direct Box is a two-channel version of the classic Type 85 FET

Direct Box. Each channel uses the same FET-based Class A circuit as the Type 85 to

connect any high-impedance instrument pickup to a balanced microphone (XLR) input.

Indestructible

Connectors and switches are recessed into a single-piece extruded case with extra

thick walls. You can literally drive a truck over the Type 85S without hurting it. Internal

electronics are molded in epoxy and fully protected against electrical damage. The input

can withstand 220 VAC and static spikes up to 20,000 V.

Battery or Phantom Power

Most mixing consoles provide 48 V phantom power, and the Type 85S will automatically

use it. If you don’t have phantom power, or if your phantom power is very low, the Type

85S will run for about 130 hours from a single internal 9 V battery. We designed the

Type 85S so that you only need to provide phantom to Channel A to power the unit.

Simply Exceptional Sound

Each channel of the Type 85S uses only hand-selected high-quality discrete

components woven into a single-ended Class A circuit, much like a classic tube

microphone preamp. The Type 85S has an incredibly smooth, sweet sound. Unlike

many active DI boxes, the Type 85S can always isolate ground, even when running on

phantom power, to help eliminate hum and buzz from ground problems.

Most DIs do not handle high signal levels with grace. The Type 85

and Type 85S use only the highest quality, hand-selected discrete

components to achieve exceptional performance—even for large

signals. The circuit uses a Class A FET amplifier that overloads smoothly

in a way that will never sound harsh or brittle.

■Specifications

Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (+/- 1 dB)

Noise (shorted input, BW = 22 Hz – 20 kHz): 0.63 μVrms (-122 dBu)

Power Requirements: 9 V battery or 1.6 mA @ 48 V Phantom

Input Protection: 220 Vrms and 20 kV discharges

Gain Options: -10 dB (0 dB pad), -25 dB (-15 dB pad) -40 dB (-30 dB pad)

RF Low-Pass Filtering: 250 kHz (in), 30 kHz (out)

Maximum Input Level (1% THD): 5 Vpp (0 dB pad) 28 Vpp (-15 dB pad) 158 Vpp (-30 dB pad) (Equal to 800 Watts into 4 Ohms)

Distortion: 0.018% THD @ 1 kHz and 1 Vpp in 0.08% IMD 10 kHz/60 Hz 1 Vpp in

Cross-Talk Rejection: >105 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz)

Input Resistance: 10 MΩ (0 dB pad), 10 kΩ (-15, -30 dB pad) 20 kΩ (RCA and 1/8” inputs) Input Capacitance: 160 pF (equal to 2 meters of low-capacitance guitar cable)

Output Polarity: Pin 2 positive (Note that the one-channel Type 85 is Pin 3 positive.)

Dimensions: 2 x 4 x 6.25 in (51 x 102 x 159 mm) Weight: 800g (No battery)

This is a quote from the Countryman product description.

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