DBX DB10 Passive Direct Box
The dbx dB10 Passive Direct Box includes all the basic features you would expect from a work horse direct box – 1/4-inch input and parallel thru jacks, transformer isolation, balanced XLR output, and ground lift switch – but provides additional value not found in budget direct boxes.
The aggressive styling of its solid, road-worthy, cast-metal chassis is a departure from the usual utilitarian look of most direct boxes. Its 3-position pad switch easily accommodates instrument, line level and speaker level signals, while further versatility is added with its selectable polarity invert and high-cut filtering functions.
Premium chrome toggle switches and a gold-plated Neutrik XLR output jack, as well as a first-class custom dbx mu-metal-shielded isolation transformer, ensure the highest-quality signal path. All switches are recessed to provide protection from accidental operation or damage.
In addition to its rugged design, a unique feature of the the dB10 is its heavy-duty molded rubber skid pad, which not only provides a solid, non-skid surface, but is contoured to mate with the tiered surface of the chassis top, making stable stacking of multiple boxes possible for a cleaner, compact arrangement.
DB10 Features
- Premium Performance
- Rugged Design
- Stackable Chassis with Durable Rubber Foot
- Gold-plated Neutrik XLR Connector
- Premium Chrome Toggle Switches
- Hi-Z 1/4 inch Input Jack
- Parallel 1/4 inch Thru Jack
- Transformer Isolated
- Premium Shielded Custom dbx Transformer
- Balanced XLR Lo-Z Output
- 3-Way 0/20/40 dB Pad Switch
- Flat/High-Cut Filter Switch
- Output Polarity Invert Switch
- Ground Lift Switch
- 4 Year Warranty!
DBX DB10 Passive Direct Box Specifications
Input Section
- Input: 1 instrument/line/speaker level
- Connector: 1/4 inch jack
- Type: Unbalanced, RF filtered
- Impedance: 150k Ohm typical
- Max Input Level:
- +20dBu (0dB pad)
- +40dBu (20dB pad)
- +60dBu (40dB pad)
Output Section
- Thru Output: 1 parallel connection from input jack
- Connector: 1/4 inch jack
- Type: Unbalanced, RF filtered
- Main Output: 1 line level
- Connector: XLR male jack
- Type: Balanced
- Impedance: 150 Ohm typical
- Max Output Level: 0dBu
Performance
- Transformer: Custom dbx mu-metal-shielded
- Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz, +/-2.5dB
- Noise: <-105dB unweighted, 22kHz BW
- THD:
- 0.01%, 20Hz to 20kHz BW
- 0.005%, 1kHz
General
- Dimensions: (LxWxH) 5.82 x 5.44 x 2.20 inches (148 x 138 x 56 mm)
- Weight: 1.4 lbs (0.65 kg)
