Whirlwind HotBox Active Reference Direct Box

Whirlwind's top-of-the-line HotBox Active Reference Direct Box is an active direct box that operates with batteries or phantom power. Its super-clean front-end circuitry delivers extremely wide and flat frequency response and will reveal hidden harmonics from guitars and basses with high-output passive pickups.

Whirlwind HotBox Features

• 1/4" parallel wired in/out jacks
• Ground Lift switch helps eliminate hum and buzz
• Input switch selects between OFF, ON or ON with 20 dB PAD engaged for connecting to strong line or speaker level signals
• LED indicates "ON" status

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• Input impedance1 Meg Ohms
• Frequency response20Hz - 150kHz +/-3dB
• Residual output noise-115dB
• Max input level+15dBm (battery), +20dB, (48V phantom); add 20dBm with pad engaged
• Power requirements2 9V batteries OR 48V phantom power
• Current drawapproximately 4.0mA DC