Audient ASP880 8-Channel Class-A Mic Pre with ADC

The Audient ASP880 is an 8 channel mic pre, sharing the same preamp technology and design as Audient’s ASP8024 analogue console. Additionally, Audient have built the ASP880 with Burr Brown designed AD converters that will let you either expand the I/O of your current system, or bypass your interface preamps entirely, through the use of ADAT, AES and S-PDIF.

The preamps can also be directly by-passed to allow analog gear to be connected straight into the converters through the use of the A.D Switch found on each channel. The ASP880 also features three, switchable impedance settings for each of its channels; perfect for ribbon mics and tone adjustment, along with variable high pass filters to control low end. All of this is packaged into a solidly built, aluminium 1U chassis.

Audient ASP880 Features

• 8 Audient Console Mic Pres
• All new, Burr Brown AD converter technology
• Variable Input Impedance
• Variable High Pass Filters
• 8 Insert points between the mic preamps and AD converters
• 2 Channels of Class-A Discrete JFET D.I instrument inputs
• Digital Outputs - ADAT, AES & S/PDIF

Specifications

MICROPHONE PREAMPLIFIERS

• MIC GAIN: -10 to +60dB (-10dB Pad)
• LINE GAIN: -16 to +44dB (-10dB Pad)*
• PHANTOM POWER: 48v +/-4v @ 10mA/Channel
• MIC EIN:
• CMRR: >80dB @ 100 to 10kHz
• MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL: +22dBu (+32dBu with Pad)

INPUT IMPEDANCE 

• Mic LO: 200Ω Balanced
• Mic MED: 1k4Ω Balanced
• Mic HI: 3k6Ω Balanced
• Line (All Z): >10kΩ Balanced
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: +/-0.5dB 10Hz to 100kHz
• CROSSTALK:
• THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz): 0.003% (-90.5dBu)
• SNR: >90dB
• HPF: Sweepable from 25Hz to 250 Hz , 2nd Order (12dB/Octave)
• XLR: Pin 2 (Hot), Pin 3 (Cold) & Pin 1 (Shield)
• 1/4” JACK: TIP (Hot), RING (Cold) & SLEEVE (Shield)

DISCRETE JFET D.I (Channels 1 & 2)

• D.I GAIN: -10 to +60 dB (-10dB Pad)
• MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL: +16dBu (typical), +22dBu
• INPUT IMPEDANCE: 1MegΩ Unbalanced
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: +/-0.5dB 10Hz to 50kHz
• THD+N @ 0dBu (1kHz): <0.03% (-70dBu)
• SNR: 89dB
• 1/4” JACK: TIP (Hot) & SLEEVE (Shield)

LINE OUTPUTS (Insert Sends)

• MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL: +27.5dBu
• OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: <100Ω Balanced

ADC LINE INPUTS (Insert Returns)

• MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL: +18dBu
• DIGITAL REFERENCE LEVEL: 0dBFS = +18dBu
• INPUT IMPEDANCE: >10kΩ Balanced
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: +/-0.5dB 10Hz to Fs/2 
• CROSSTALK:
• THD+N @ -1dBFS (1kHz): <0.002% (-94dB)
• THD+N @ -6dBFS (1kHz): <0.002% (-94dB)
• DYNAMIC RANGE: 113dB un-weighted, 115dB A-weighted
• PEAK LED LINEUP: +16dBu (-2dBFS)
• SIGNAL LED LINEUP: -10dBu (-28dBFS)

DIGITAL I/O

• ADAT 8 CHANNELS SMUX: 44.1 - 96kHz
• AES | S/PDIF 8 CHANNELS: 44.1 - 96kHz
• CLOCK: Internal or External
• WORDCLOCK INPUT: 75Ω BNC, Optional 75Ω Termination

POWER SUPPLY

High stability, low noise internal SMPS
Fanless, quiet operation
Works anywhere in the world without reconfiguring

• LINE VOLTAGES: 90 to 264V (a.c)
• INTERNAL RAILS: +/-18VDC, +48VDC & +5VDC
• FUSE: T1A (1Amp Time Delay)
• CONSUMPTION: Maximum 40 Watts