High-Voltage Class-A Tube Preamp - Choose to create warm, crystal clear, or richly dirty tones, or anything in between thanks to the vacuum tube 250-volt high-voltage design, perfect for professional and serious hobbyist recordings.
Front Panel Instrument Input - Easily connect your guitar, bass, or lyricon directly to the preamp for seamless recording and live performance. ld School VU meter for monitoring.
Compressor/Limiter and Side Chain Insert - Incorporates the industry-standard dbx266sx compressor/limiter for louder, cleaner output, and a side chain insert, allowing for precise frequency control and enhanced clarity in complex mixes.
3-Band Parametric EQ with Sweepable Mids - Dial in the perfect sound with precision control over your audio frequencies, ensuring your recordings and live performances stand out with professional-grade clarity and depth.
Versatile Connectivity - Equipped with 1/4” and XLR inputs and outputs, the 676 Tube Mic Pre Channel Strip ensures seamless integration with various audio interfaces and recording setups, providing flexibility for both studio and live environments.
Rack mountable 2U Dimensions: 3.5" H x 8" D x 19" W
Product Specifications
Product Dimensions: 18 x 8 x 3.5 inches
Item Weight: 13 pounds
Manufacturer: DBX
ASIN: B00U2L0Q74
Country of Origin: China
Item model number: 676
Customer Reviews: 2.8 out of 5 stars 6Reviews
Best Sellers Rank: #29,897 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #51 in Microphone Preamps
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Date First Available: March 15, 2015
Product Information
From the manufacturer
dbx 676
Tube Microphone Preamp Channel Strip
At dbx Professional Products we are proud to introduce the all new 676 Tube Mic Pre Channel Strip. The 676 represents all of the best of dbx’s more than 40 years of dynamics processing. The 676 offers a pristine high-voltage, Class-A tube preamp section that runs on 250 volts, so your signal can be as crystal clean or dirty as you need it to be. The 676 also incorporates the compressor/limiter design from the highly-sought after dbx162SL, as well as a 3-band parametric EQ with sweepable mids. The 676 provides audio professionals with the perfect channel strip for recording and live applications alike with its military-grade build, vintage-inspired controls and VU metering
Class-A Vacuum Tube Preamp with High Voltage Gain
High-Visibility Vintage VU Meter
Compressor designed from the dbx162SL
3-Band Semi-Parametric EQ
1/4” and XLR Inputs and Outputs | Front Panel Instrument Input
>85 dB from 20 Hz to 3 kHz, >70 dB from 3 kHz to 20 kHz
>40dB, typically 55dB
>60 dB; typically >70 dB from 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Power Requirements
20 Watts
15 Watts
2.56 Watts
Instrument Input
Tip-Sleeve ¼” Jack (Front Panel)
Floating balanced, TIP Hot
Tip-Sleeve ¼” Jack (Front Panel)
Output Type
Male XLR and Tip-Ring-Sleeve ¼” (Pin 2 and Tip hot)
4” TRS phone (Balanced/Unbalanced)
Electronically balanced/unbalanced, RF filtered
Low Detail
100 Hz, Low-pass shelving filter
Bell-shaped boost @ 80Hz, bell-shaped cut @250Hz, ratio is approximately 2:1
0 to +15 dB boost, simultaneous bell filter boost (125 Hz center frequency) and bell filter cut (400 Hz center frequency)
High Detail
10 kHz, High-pass shelving filter
Program-controlled shelving equalizer, approximately 15dB maximum HF boost
0 to +15 dB boost, high-shelving filter (10 kHz corner frequency)
Dimensions (H x W x D)
3.5" x 19" x 8"
1.75” x 5.75” x 19”
5.25” x 1.5” x 6”
Weight
8.1 lbs
4.5 lbs
1.3 lbs
The 676represents all of the best of dB's more than 40 years of dynamics processing. The 676 offers a pristine high-gain Class-A tube preamp section that runs on 250 volts, so your signal can be as crystal clean or dirty as you need it to be. The 676 also incorporates the compressor/limiter design from the highly-sought after 162SL, as wells a 3-band parametric EQ with sweep able Mids. The676 provides the user with the perfect channel strip for recording and live applications alike with its military-grade build and vintage-inspired controls, VU metering and state-of-the-art optional digital output card.