Countryman Type 85 Direct box (di box)

Countryman’s Type 85 direct box connects any high impedance instrument, even piezo pickups to a balanced mic input while providing a strong, clean signal to the mix board without adding noise or distortion.

The Type 85 uses only hand selected, high-quality discrete components woven into a single ended, Class A circuit – much like a classic tube mic preamp! The sound? Smooth and sweet. Ultra rugged and ready for the road, we’ve heard stories of engineers running over their Type 85 with a truck and then using it in a gig the same day! Another stand-out feature is the fact that the Type 85 can always isolate ground, even when running on Phantom power, eliminating unwanted hum and buzz.

The classic Type 85 connects any high-impedance instrument pickup, even piezo pickups, to a balanced microphone (XLR type) input. It provides a strong, clean signal to the mix board without adding noise or distortion. It won’t change the tone or volume you hear from your own amp like passive direct boxes. It won’t break just when you need it. It won’t develop a dead battery on stage because it runs on Phantom power.

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An industry-standard with road-proven ruggedness, the Type 85 is truly a legend.

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Frequency Response	20 Hz to 20 kHz (+/- 1 dB)
Noise (shorted input):	0.63 uVrms (-122 dBVrms)
Distortion (1 Vpp in):	THD (1 kHz): < 0.018%IMD (10 kHz/60 Hz, 4:1): < 0.08%
Power Options:	48 V Phantom (0.4 mA)9 V Battery (400 hours on a typical alkaline)
Input Protection:	220 Vrms and 20,000 V static discharges
Voltage Gain:	Pickup mode: -10 dBSpeaker mode: -46 dB
RF Filtering:	Input: 250 kHz low-pass filterOutput: 30 kHz low-pass filter
Maximum Input Level (1% THD):	Pickup mode: 5 VppSpeaker mode: 300 Vpp(Equal to 2,800 Watts into 4 Ohms)
Input Resistance:	Pickup mode: 10 MOhm (10 times the input impedance of a typical guitar amplifier)
Input Capacitance:	160 pF (equal to 2 ft of low-capacitance guitar cable)
Dimensions:	5″ x 3″ x 1.75″ (127 mm x 77 mm x 45 mm)
Weight:	18.5 oz (0.52 kg)