Audient ASP008 8 Channel Variable Input Impedance Mic Preamp

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Amongst audio professionals, Audient equipment is renowned for its ability to provide high performance, transparent sound, and intelligent ergonomic design in a cost-effective package. The ASP008 is a compact, 1U rack mount unit featuring eight ultra-high-quality mic preamplifiers developed from the outstanding mic pre design used in the acclaimed ASP8024 recording console. (The ASP8024 rivals the sound of many A" room consoles at a fraction of the cost.) If you're looking to add eight great preamps to your studio or portable rig for a remarkably reasonable price, we recommend a close look at the ASP008. The ASP008 also comes with digital output options including ADAT and AES, making it a perfect companion for Pro Tools LE systems. (See the ASP008-ADAT #182031 and ASP800-AES #182032).

Audient ASP008 8 Channel Variable Input Impedance Mic Preamp, First Take:

• 8 channels of ultra-high-quality preamps in 1U chassis
• Transparent audio with variable impedance for tone shaping
• Electronically balanced XLR I/O and two instrument DIs

Eight ultra-high-quality preamps in 1U
The one rackspace design uses an 8 transistor discrete Class A front end with extended bandwidth and a noise floor close to the theoretical Johnson limit. (Johnson noise is random white noise generated by thermal agitation of electrons, and is the limiting minimum noise any circuit can attain at a given temperature.) Carefully chosen close tolerance components are used to achieve high Common Mode Rejection at all gain settings (eliminates unwanted RF and electromagnet field-generated noise allowing long cable runs) and distortion is minimized to less than 0.001% at 20dB gain and +10dBu output. This outstanding technical performance delivers a mic amp with incredible transparency and detail without coloration or other unwanted artifacts.

Transparent audio with variable impedance
Audient's design philosophy as far as sound quality is concerned is to make the most transparent sounding preamps possible. According to founder and designer Dave Dearden, colored preamps tend to become one-trick-ponies, since that color may not be appropriate for every recording application. However, with transparent preamps, you have the option of adding color later on. To achieve this, the ASP008's preamps boast an ultra-wide frequency response of -0.3dB @10Hz to -3dB @300kHz at unity gain, and a Total Harmonic Distortion rating of better than 0.007% at 1kHz any gain setting. If you know your specs, you know that this is pretty incredible, especially when you realize that you only find specs such as this on single-channel preamps costing twice as much as the Audient 8channel ASP008. Each microphone amp on the Audient ASP008 also features switchable input impedance, which allows you to explore subtle variations in microphone character and achieve the best performance for your mics.

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