The Hughes and Kettner Red Box Classic is a world-famous guitar direct box -- you'll never have to mic a guitar speaker again!
The Red Box converts your amp's line out or speaker out signal into a balanced, frequency-compensated signal that you can feed directly into a mixer. The Red Box Classic features two voicing options: a 4x12-inch cabinet and a 2x12-inch combo.
The Red Box Classic may be powered by phantom power, or a standard power adapter like the Boss PSA120, a 9 volt battery, or anything from 9-15V AC or 9-24V DC.
Benefits
No mic required
No sound deviations due to different mics/mic positions
Authentic speaker sound even at low levels
No feedback
No undesirable spillage from other signal sources
No phase cancellations caused by neighboring mics
Technical Info
Balanced Out
Electronically balanced
XLR jack:
-- Pin 1 = GND
-- Pin 2 = +
-- Pin 3 = -
Impedance: 600 ohms
Damping:
-- Line in/ DI out: 24 db
-- Speaker in/ DI out: 54 db
Speaker in
1/4-inch jack: unbalanced
Impedance: 500 kilohms
Maximum Level With:
-- 9 V battery or adapter: +40 dbV
-- 48 V phantom power: +54 dbV
Line In
1/4-inch jack: unbalanced
Impedance: 15 kilohms
Maximum level with:
-- 9V battery or adapter: + 10 dbV
-- 48V phantom power: + 24 dbV
Power supply
External adapter: 9-15 V AC or 9-24 V DC; minimum of 10 mA (not included)
Phantom power: via balanced out jack(48 V OC)
Battery: 9 V
Typical power consumption: 2 mN 9 V - 3 mN 48 V
Character switch
4 x 12-in. / 2 x 12-in. combo
