Phoenix Audio DRS-8 Mk2
8-channel Mic Preamp/DI
Preamp$4,150Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Preamp
- Description
- 8-channel Mic Preamp/DI
- Topology
- Transformerless mic input stage (10K impedance); ultra-high impedance DI circuit (10Mohm, no FETs); custom-wound DB694 output transformer coupled to discrete DSOP-2 Class-A output amplifier
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 8
- Channel format
- 8x mono
- Form factor
- rack
- Rack units
- 2
- Powered
- Mains, 240V/110V selectable
- Frequency response
- Mic stage: -0.4dB @ 40Hz, -0.3dB @ 25kHz; Output stage: 20Hz-20kHz +/-0.5dB
- Country of manufacture
- USA (Costa Mesa/Irvine, CA; company originally founded in UK, hand-wired in-house)
Details
Controls: Stepped mic gain (-30 to -70dB in 5dB steps + 10dB fader), -15dB input pad, detented output control (21 positions), 48V phantom, HPF (-6dB/oct @ 80Hz), phase reverse, mute, pad push-buttons, LED gain metering (5 LEDs/channel w/ hysteresis)
I/O: Mic in: Neutrik Combo XLR/1/4" (rear); Line in: combo connectors (rear); DI in: switched jacks; Outputs: XLR (rear) + 25-pin D-sub (Tascam standard)
Notes: Rack unit (2U) -- separate row from any 500-series preamp module; Phoenix currently offers the DRS preamp topology only as this 8-channel rack unit (no single-channel DRS-1/DRS-2 500-series module found live on phoenixaudio.com at time of research -- flag as possibly discontinued/renamed vs. the user's reference list). price_usd ($4,150) is Sweetwater's list price; ZenPro Audio shows a discounted street price of $2,999 -- flag price basis discrepancy.