Countryman
Type 85S
intermediate
$349
Used market: $285*
Specifications
2 of 8 values have a recorded source- Type
- di_box·
- Added Gain dB
- -10✓
- Input Connector
- 2x 1/4" TS instrument + RCA + 3.5 mm·
- Output Connector
- 2x 3-Pin XLR Male (pin 2 positive)·
- Expert Description
- En: The two-channel Type 85, and like its single-channel parent it prints the voltage gain outright instead of leaving it to be inferred: -10 dB with the pad out, -25 dB and -40 dB on the two pad settings. Input resistance is 10 Mohm unpadded and 10 kohm padded; only channel A needs phantom to power the whole unit. · Uk: Двоканальний Type 85, і, як і одноканальний предок, він друкує коефіцієнт передачі прямо, а не лишає його на здогад: -10 дБ без атенюатора, -25 і -40 дБ на двох його положеннях. Вхідний опір 10 МОм без атенюатора й 10 кОм із ним; фантомне живлення потрібне лише каналу A, щоб живився весь прилад.·
- Provides Phantom Power
- no·
- Requires Phantom Power
- yes✓
- Updated At
- 2026-08-05T23:19:35.726Z·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Production Warning
Countryman note in the tech specs that the Type 85S is pin 2 positive while the single-channel Type 85 is pin 3 positive. Running the two boxes side by side on the same source therefore puts the two channels in opposite polarity, and the disclosure is one line in the output-polarity row, not a warning.
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~82% retained value). · checked on 8/6/2026