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Hughes and Kettner Red Box Classic DI

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Manufacturer's Description for Hughes and Kettner Red Box Classic DI

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 zZounds is an authorized dealer of Hughes & Kettner products.

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

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging: Shipping Weight: 1 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 5 x 3 x 2 in

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zZounds has verified that this customer bought this product from us. "Awesome little Red Box."

Sound: I run out from my Marshall's line out and into the awesome little red box and it's better then anything I was doing with my digital amp simulator gear and plug ins. Far more organic sounding. Feature: For a little box that don't do much, it sure does it very well. The two cab sims are both very good. The 4x12 cab is the stand away winner for me. But I could see the combo for a twangy tele Stones type thing. Quality: You get what you pay for. I bought that other German DI with a cab sim on it and it was horribly noisy. This thing is silent and works as advertised.

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"When you can't afford to mic a cab the Redbox is there to emulate it for you."

Sound: This product is a cab (speaker) emulator and it does the job well. It basically has two distinct sounds - one is 4x12 which to me feels like a cranked Marshall 4x12 stack and the other mode is a 2x12 which seems like a nice combo, say Fender or Vox. After owning the H&K Tubeman with Redbox simulation I decided to get teh Redbox alone to pair with some other effects for more tonal options and this thing rocks. Feature: Some of the features are not well explained in the manual and I had to contact H&K about them. For one - there is a ground lift switch on the back of the unit that is not labelled. Also the way to hook up a tube amp to the simulator is not very well explained either. Again - easily clarified by H&K, apparently you can hook the speaker out of a tube amp to the H&K Redbox and then the Redbox "To Speaker Cabinet" goes into the tube amp. It could also be done with an extension speaker as well. These things are missed in the manual or just didn't seem clear to me. This unit is also lacking a DI output - it would've been very beneficial if you can get a DI signal out of it and your colored signal separated, in the present design you only get the colored sound out which limits the Redbox's useability. Ease of Use: This unit is pretty much plug and play. Some care has to be excercised not to blow up the tube amp (speaker always needs to be connected!) otherwise it is pretty simple to setup and use, and in cases where your situation doesn't allow loud sounds the Redbox is a must. Value: A little pricey for a little box, but there is nothing else quite like it on the market. Manufacturer Support: I contacted H&K on some questions I had regarding the manual - received answers within a day so that is outstanding in my book. The Wow Factor: Metal box with red pain and white letters - don't know how sexy it is per se, but it definitely looks good and it doesn't make me feel embarassed to use it when running a session. Overall: There's really nothing else on the market quite like it. I personally love the fact that H&K made sure that this unit can use all kinds of power supplies (from 6 to 12 volt!), phantom power or battery. Great design and great sounds.

Style of Music: Rock, Metal

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