dbx by HARMAN Introduces Five 500 Series Modules and Two 500 Series PowerRack Chassis at Winter NAMM 2016
dbx by HARMAN is upping their game on the 500 Series front. Five new modules, and two new chassis grace the show room floor at NAMM 2016, each offering up something different.
500 Series Modules
dbx 540 Tube Mic Preamp with Optical Compressor – The 540 is a tube-driven microphone preamp that delivers versatile tone through an interchangeable 12AX7 tube feature. Users can easily boost the RMS with a built-in optical compressor with fast attack.
Price: $499.95 MSRP ($399.95 on release)
Availability: TBA
The dbx 540 tube-driven microphone preamp.
dbx 565 Dual Chassis Optical Compressor – A dual chassis, dual channel optical compressor with multi-band compression. The compressor works as a flexible module for multiple recording applications from Live to Studio. Featuring a VU Meter for master level display and LED for gain reduction the 565 makes monitoring compression simple. Each band has dedicated compression, attack, release, and bypass.
Price: $624 MSRP ($499.99 on release)
Availability: TBA
The dbx 565 optical compressor.
dbx 555 5-Band Parametric EQ – Five bands of parametric EQ control in a dual chassis. Each of the five bands offers +12 of dB boost or -15 dB of attenuation, variable bandwidth between .03 – 2.0 octaves, and dedicated on/off switches.
Price: $624.94 MSRP ($499.95 on release)
Availability: TBA
The dbx 555 5-band parametric EQ.
The 570 High-Z input and the 590 Phase manipulator will join the current dbx 500 series line offering a full range of processing tools for recording and live sound.
Pricing & Availability: TBA
PowerRack Chassis
PowerBlock 3 – With a somewhat traditional 500 Series housing design, the PowerBlock 3 can house up to three modules in a vertical orientation.
Price: $374.94 MSRP ($299.95 on release)
Availability: TBA
The dbx PowerBlock 3 vertical chassis.
PowerRack 3 – Also capable of housing up to three modules, the PowerRack 3 is oriented horizontally for 1U compact rack-mounting capability.
Price: $374.94 MSRP ($299.95 on release)
Availability: TBA
The dbx PowerRack 3 horizontal chassis.
Each chassis features +48V phantom power, three slots of balanced XLR inputs and output along with three slots of unbalanced ¼ inch inputs and outputs.