EBS MicroBass 3 Professional Outboard Preamp

Description

EBS MicroBass 3 Professional Outboard Preamp

The EBSMicroBass 3. We’ve all been there. Being forced by circumstances to rely onsomeone else’s gear and left with that uneasy feeling it could turn into adisaster. With the new EBS MicroBass 3, you can let go of that feeling and beconfident you’ll have your sound no matter the situation.

Built on famous EBS amplifier designs
The EBSMicroBass 3 is a 2-channel preamp, built exclusively with premium components.It is engineered by EBS in Sweden with technologies from the famous HD360 andFafner II amplifier designs.

Professional grade signal level
The preampoperates at a signal level equal to a professional mixing console which givesyou plenty of headroom. The high signal level makes It’suitable to use as apreamp in combination with any type of power amp.

Clean and Drive in series or parallel
Run theClean and Drive channels in series or parallel. Use the dual balancedXLR-outputs to tap the signal post and pre EQ at the same time. If you run theEffects loop in stereo mode, the balanced outputs become a Left and Rightoutput instead.

Handles any type of bass
With 10Mohms input impedance, it handles any type of bass – passive, active, or withpiezo pickups.

Onboard Tuner & Compressor
The built-intuner makes it easy to tune between songs without the need of an externaldevice. The MicroBass 3 also carries an onboard compressor, similar to the onefound on several EBS amplifiers.

The analogEBS MicroBass 3 ensures your sound – every time.

Key Features

• 100% analog professionalpreamp.
• Dualchannels – Clean and Drive.
• Run inparallel or series.
• Blendcontrol for the drive.
• DualBalanced XLR-out (pre & post EQ or Stereo).
• Effects loop(mono or stereo).
• Characterand Bright filters (clean channel).
• HI or LOgain drive engines.
• Thin or Deeptype (drive channel).
• Tuner,Aux-input, Headphones out.
• 10 Mohmsinput impedance (main input).
• 9V DC, 450mA required (power supply included).

TechnicalSpecifications

Input Impedance
Parallelmode 1.5 Mohms // 44 pF
Serial mode10 Mohms // 22 pF
Gain
Gain Rangemin/ma-oo/ +30 dB
Gain PeakLED +10 dBv
FrequencyResponse +0 / -3 dB 20 – 20.000 Hz
CHARACTER
Filter TypeShelving High/Low Pass
Gain: Lo +6dB @ 80 Hz
Mid -2 dB @900 Hz
Hi +3 dB @7.5 kHz
BRIGHT
Filter TypeShelving. Gain: +10 dB @ 10 kHz
FILTER SECTION
Bass Filter:Type 12 dB/oct. Shelving. Gain Range +/- 18 dB @ 60 Hz
MiddleFilter: Type Bandpass Filter. Freq Range 50 – 5.000 Hz. Q – Boost 0.5 – 1.3, Q- Cut 0.5 – >5. Gain Range +/- 12-15 dB
TrebleFilter: Type Shelving. Gain Range +/- 18 dB @ 8 kHz
COMP/LIMIT
Comp Gain 0dB
Attenuationma24 dB
CompressionRatio ma3:1
Attack (80%)typ <10 ms
Release(80%) typ 100 ms
Drive Channel
INPUT: InputImpedance 1.8 Mohms // 22 pF
DRIVE: GainRange 40 dB
Lo: Type 2ndharmonics soft
Hi: TypeSymmetrical 2-stage with +18 dB gain
TYPE:Thin/Normal/Deep Pre Drive EQ
Tone Filter:Type 6 dB/oct. Low Pass. Frequency Range 700 – 20k Hz
MiddleFilter: Type Bandpass Filter. Frequency Range 100 – 4.500 Hz. Q 1.2, Gain Range+/- 15 dB
EFFECTS LOOP
Loop SignalLevel nominal -10 dBv
Gain Unity(1:1)
OutputImpedance <100 ohms
InputImpedance >200 kohms // 22 pF
PHONES OUT:
RecommendedImpedance 32 – 200 ohms
AUX INPUT
InputImpedance 20 kohms
NominalLevel -10 dBv
OUTPUT
OutputImpedance <1 kohms
Signal Levelnominal 0 dBv
BALANCED OUTPUTS
Output Levelnominal -20dBv
XLRConnections 1-GND, 2-Hot, 3-Cold
OptionsPre/Post EQ, L/R Ch. in stereo mode
AUXILIARY INFO:
PowerRequirements Idle 450mA @9V. Ma750mA @9V (with headphones at maoutput level)
Dimensions (WxDxH)
ma168124 53 mm / 6.6” 4.9” 2.1”
Weight
660 g ( 1.5lbs.)