DACS Headlite 4 2020's

****Brand new demo unit, comes with full warranty from an authorized dealer, zero rack rash!****

****This unit has 1 Plus Power Channel****

Clarity, Flexibility, +Power

Clarity and Sound Quality

Whatever the headphone task the quality of the end-product begins with what the artist hears. Accurate, clear and detailed reproduction of the whole audible frequency range is essential; any shortcomings will inevitably affect both the overdub and the overview. HeadLite 4 maintains the HeadLite series’ worldwide reputation for Clarity and detail.

Optimum Drive

The metering on the four busses that feed the amplifiers allows you to set the input levels to optimum, making sure the input to the amplifier gives the best output to headphones.

+Power

+Power is an analogue plug-in module that provides all the ultra-clean drive the most power-hungry headphones need. Fitted as standard in Channel 1, +Power can be added to the other channels at the time of ordering or retrofitted later.

Power and drive

Amplifier power is not just about level (sound pressure level) it is about clean level (sonically pure level). A cheap headphone amplifier when pushed beyond its narrow limits can begin to distort before your headphones or your ears. This not only compromises the sound, but it can also damage your hearing. A headphone amp which has enough power should be `cruising’ for the whole of its useable range, the output signal always as clean as the technical specifications indicate it should be.

The power of the output on the standard channels is more than sufficient to drive virtually any headphone of any impedance clean and loud. +Power provides drive to spare for taking low-impedance high-power headphones to the peak of their performance. It will also allow the driving of multiple higher impedance phones.

Just writing to say have installed the unit and am VERY pleased with it. Regarding the simultaneous use of front and back parallel sockets, I found that plugging in a second set of 55ohm headphones actually caused no perceptible volume change either (using pairs 2,3,4). Very satisfactory as I have many identical pairs of headphones. The input routing options ticked every box for me, and the quality and flexibility of my workflow has been greatly enhanced.

Barnaby Thwaitesopenaccessmusicstudio.co.ukSpecification

Noise floor: <-90dBu (110dB below peak) Dynamic range: >114dB

THD+N 20Hz to 22kHz, +10dBu into 150R: .002%

Input Impedance: 10k ohms

Output Impedance: Zero ohms

Frequency response: 5Hz to 40kHz ± .5dB

CMRR: >84dB 50Hz to 20kHz

Slew rate: Greater than required for 40kHz

Max phase rotation (inter channel phase difference): 100Hz .01 deg, 1kHz .03 deg, 10kHz .36 deg, 20kHz .72 deg

Crosstalk: < -90dB

Power output: Standard Channel >200mW/ch into 600R  +Power Channel >1.5W/ch

Dimensions (Boxed): 54cm x 43cm x 14cm

Dimensions (Unit): 1U Rack – 480mm x 45mm x 200mm