AMS Neve | 8801 | Channel Strip

The complete channel strip from the world’s most accomplished studio console – the 88RS.

Combining the iconic Neve® mic preamplifier, powerful EQ and the incredible 88R dynamics processor; the 8801 delivers Neve console sound in a convenient 1U rackmount design, with the convenience of Total Recall™ and digital conversion.

AMS Neve | 8801

HK$18,500.00

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)