BSS Audio AR-116
Active direct injection box / line balancer
DI / ReampPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- DI / Reamp
- Description
- Active direct injection box / line balancer
- Topology
- active DI, transformer-balanced and isolated output
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- handheld / floor box
- Powered
- true
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
Controls: Phase reverse switch, earth lift (input/output) switches, input attenuation (0/20/40dB), low-pass filter switch (4kHz or 8kHz roll-off)
I/O: Input: 1/4in TRS jack with parallel 1/4in TRS link/bridge jack; Output: XLR
Notable use: Regarded as a reference-quality DI, particularly noted for acoustic and bass guitar pickups; widely used in live sound and studio in the 1990s-2000s
Notes: DISCONTINUED CLASSIC - no longer sold new or listed on bssaudio.com (not on current or discontinued-products pages found); still traded on secondary/used market (Reverb, Worthpoint) and referenced by third-party archives (GB Audio data sheet). Self-powered via main + standby battery system with low-battery LED, housed in isolated ABS enclosure. Battery type/voltage and full electrical specs not found in available sources - left blank per no-guess rule. Included because task explicitly named it alongside AR-133 as a classic BSS DI.
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