A high-quality microphone preamp can make all the difference in the sound of your recordings. Without a quality preamp, the expression “garbage in, garbage out” is especially apt. And customers and reviewers alike have long insisted that the PreSonus XMAX™ Class A solid-state preamp is the finest in its price class.
The DigiMax D8 provides eight of these prized preamps—enough to raise your entire studio rig to a higher level. And that’s just the beginning of the story.
Read more about XMAX preamps.
The Lightpipe Kid
With its eight XLR mic inputs and eight ¼” balanced, direct channel outputs, you can route each channel’s signal independently. This makes the DigiMax D8 a premium front end for virtually any system.
And thanks to its eight-channel, 24-bit ADAT Lightpipe output (which operates at 44.1 or 48 kHz), the DigiMax D8 provides an excellent front end for Lightpipe-equipped digital-audio devices, such as Avid’s Digi 003. You’ll immediately hear the improvement.
Better yet, add a DigiMax D8 to a Lightpipe-equipped PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL. This combination provides a two-rackspace rig with 16 XMAX-equipped recording channels—enough to record an entire live band.
To keep your digital audio in sync with ultra-low jitter, the D8 receives word clock at its BNC connection and sends word clock via Lightpipe.
Read more about ADAT Lightpipe.
Careful, It’s Loaded!
In addition to its eight rear-panel mic inputs, the DigiMax D8 offers two front-panel instrument inputs so you can conveniently plug guitars into your system. All outputs are in the rear, keeping the wiring out of your face.
All of the key features you need are here: all eight preamps include variable trim control, 48V phantom power (switchable in odd-even pairs), ultra-fast acting LED metering, and a 20 dB pad.
The DigiMax D8 is a great solution for adding eight professional microphone preamplifiers to any digital recording system, especially a system with ADAT Optical expansion capability. It’s the perfect choice for expanding an AudioBox 1818VSL. And the price is so reasonable that your budget won’t need to expand!
- Input/Output
- 2 unbalanced ¼” instrument inputs (front panel; bypass Ch. 1 and 2 mic inputs)
- 8 balanced rear-panel XMAX mic preamps
- 1 BNC word-clock input
- 8 balanced ¼” direct outputs (1 per channel)
- 1 ADAT Lightpipe optical digital output (8 channels)
- Meters, Controls, and Features
- Individual channel-trim controls with -4 dB to +50 dB gain range
- 48V phantom power for condenser microphones (switchable in pairs)
- -20 dB pad on every channel
- 4-segment, fast-acting LED input meter
- Clock source (sets clock to external or internal with 44.1 or 48 kHz sample rate)
- Digitalia
- Professional-quality AD converters (+107 dBu dynamic range)
- ADAT Lightpipe digital output: 8 channels at 24-bit resolution and 44.1 and 48 kHz internal sampling rate
- Word-clock master via ADAT Lightpipe or slave to external word clock
- Power
- Internal power supply with standard IEC connector
- Physical
- 1U rack-mountable, rugged steel chassis
| Inputs | |
| Input Type | XLR Female Balanced |
| Frequency Response (±0.5 dB) | 20 Hz to 50 kHz |
| Frequency Response (±3.0 dB) | 20 Hz to 150 kHz |
| Input Impedance (Balanced) | 1600? |
| THD+N (unwtd, 1 kHz @ +4 dBu Output, Unity Gain) | < 0.003% |
| EIN (unwtd, 55 dB Gain, 150? Input, 20 Hz to 22 kHz) | -126 dBu |
| S/N Ratio (Unity Gain, unwtd, Ref. = +4 dBu, 20 Hz to 22 kHz) | >101 dB |
| Common Mode Rejection Ratio (1 kHz, 55 dB Gain) | > 55 dB |
| Gain Control Range (±1 dB) | -4 dB to 50 dB |
| Maximum Input Level (Unity Gain, 1 kHz @ 0.5% THD+N) | +14 dBu |
| Signal Level LEDs | +10 dBu (0 dBFS) |
| Red/Clip (±0.5 dBu) | +4 dBu (-6 dBFS) |
| Yellow (±0.5 dBu) | -8 dBu (-18 dBFS) |
| Green (±0.5 dBu) | -14 dBu (-24 dBFS) |
| Phantom Power (±2 VDC) | +48 VDC |
| Instrument Input (channels 1 and 2 only) | |
| Type | ¼” TRS Female Unbalanced |
| Input Impedance | 1 M? |
| Line Outputs | |
| Type | ¼” TRS Balanced |
| Output Impedance | 51? |
| Digital Audio | |
| ADC Dynamic Range (A-wtd, 48 kHz sample rate) | 107 dB |
| Bit Depth | 24 |
| Reference Level for 0 dBFS | +10 dBu |
| Internal Sample Frequency, Selections | 44.1, 48 kHz |
| External Sample Frequency, Input | 75? BNC |
| Power | |
| Input Connector Type | IEC |
| Input Voltage (factory configured) | 90 to 230 VAC |
| Power Requirements (Continuous) | 20W |
| Physical | |
| Dimensions | 1U rackmount |
| Height | 1.75” (44.45 mm) |
| Depth | 7” (177.8 mm) |
| Width | 19” (482.6 mm) |
| Weight | 6 lbs. (2.72 kg) |
| As a commitment to constant improvement, PreSonus Audio Electronics, Inc., reserves the right to change any specification stated herein at anytime, without notification. | |
