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Technical Specifications & Dimensions

Microphone preamplifiers​

Measured to the insert send.

SpecificationValue
Microphone gain−10 to +60 dB with the −10 dB pad
Line gain−16 to +44 dB with the −10 dB pad
Phantom power48 V ±4 V at 10 mA per channel
Microphone EIN<−127.5 dBu
CMRR>80 dB from 100 Hz to 10 kHz
Maximum input level+22 dBu; +32 dBu with pad
Microphone input impedance, LO220 Ω balanced
Microphone input impedance, MED1.2 kΩ balanced
Microphone input impedance, HI2.8 kΩ balanced
Line input impedance>6 kΩ balanced at all impedance settings
Frequency response±0.5 dB, 10 Hz–100 kHz
Crosstalk<−85 dBu at 1 kHz and 10 kHz
THD+N at 0 dBu, 1 kHz0.003% (−90.5 dBu)
SNR>90 dB
HPF25–250 Hz, second order, 12 dB/octave
XLR wiringPin 2 hot, pin 3 cold, pin 1 shield
1/4-inch TRS wiringTip hot, ring cold, sleeve shield

The line input level at the Combi jacks is affected by the input-impedance switch position. This can be used as a second pad control to adjust line-input ranges on all channels.

Discrete JFET D.I. — channels 1 and 2​

Measured to the line outputs / insert send.

SpecificationValue
D.I. gain−10 to +60 dB with the −10 dB pad
Maximum input level+16 dBu typical; +22 dBu
Input impedance1 MΩ unbalanced
Frequency response±0.5 dB, 10 Hz–50 kHz
THD+N at 0 dBu, 1 kHz<0.03% (−70 dBu)
SNR89 dB
1/4-inch TS wiringTip hot, sleeve shield

Line outputs / insert sends​

SpecificationValue
Maximum output level+27.5 dBu
Output impedance<100 Ω balanced

ADC line inputs / insert returns​

Measured at the AES output under AES-17.

SpecificationValue
Maximum input level+18 dBu
Digital reference0 dBFS = +18 dBu
Input impedance>10 kΩ balanced
Frequency response±0.5 dB, 10 Hz to Fs/2
Crosstalk<−80 dBu at 1 kHz and 10 kHz
THD+N at −1 dBFS, 1 kHz<0.002% (−94 dB)
THD+N at −6 dBFS, 1 kHz<0.002% (−94 dB)
Dynamic range113 dB unweighted; 115 dB A-weighted
Peak LED line-up+16 dBu (−2 dBFS)
Signal LED line-up−10 dBu (−28 dBFS)

Digital I/O and clock​

SpecificationValue
ADAT SMUX8 channels, 44.1–96 kHz
AES / S/PDIF8 channels, 44.1–96 kHz
ClockInternal or external
Word-clock input75 Ω BNC with optional 75 Ω termination

Power supply​

SpecificationValue
DesignHigh-stability, low-noise internal SMPS; fanless operation
Line voltage90–264 V AC
Internal rails±18 V DC, +48 V DC and +5 V DC
FuseT1A, 1 A time-delay
Maximum consumption40 W

Physical specifications​

SpecificationValue
Rack size1RU
Front-panel width482 mm
Chassis width shown in drawing440 mm
Maximum depth321 mm
Chassis depth shown in drawing280 mm
Height44.4 mm
Front-panel thickness shown in drawing3 mm
Weight4.0 kg
ASP880 source-manual dimension drawing