AMS Neve | 8801

General Specification

• Complete channel strip from the revered 88RS console in a single rackspace

• Hand-built and hand-wired by Neve®  in Burnley, England

• Genuine Neve®  mic preamp with High and Low Pass Filters

• 4-band equalization with highly musical, full-range sound

• 88RS-style compressor and gate

• Insert send and return

• EQ or filters to sidechain

• USB port for direct connection to Mac or PC

• Optional Neve analogue-to-digital converter

Preamp Specification

• Microphone input impedance (balanced): 1.2k Ohms

• Microphone input headroom: +26dBu (reference 0dBu)

• Microphone input gain range: 0dB to 70dB (using PAD)

• Line input impedance (balanced): 20k Ohms is able to encompass signals from sources referenced to +4dBu or to -10dBu

• Line input headroom: +26dBu (reference 0dBu)

• Line input gain range: -24dB to 24dB

• DI input impedance (balanced): 750k Ohms

• DI input headroom: +20dBu (reference 0dBu)

• DI input gain range: -44dB to +24dB (using PAD)

Output Specification

• Line output impedance: <50 Ohms

• Main output Maximum output: +26dBu into 600 Ohms

• Frequency Response: +/- 0.2 dB 10Hz to 20kHz,  +/- 0.5 dB 10Hz to 40kHz Line Input to Main Output

• THD + N: < 0.005% Line Input to Main Output, 20Hz to 20kHz, using a measurement window of 10Hz to 80kHz

• Noise: Line Input to Main Output: < -89dBu All the audio blocks in circuit: < -80dBu All noise measurements made between 20Hz and 20kHz using a measurement bandwidth 22Hz to 22kHz

Dimensions

• Width: 48.2cm (19 inches)

• Height: 4.4cm (1.75 inches) (1U)

• Depth: 24cm (9.5 inches) – without the power socket plugged in

• Weight: 3.0kg (6.6 pounds)