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Your cart is empty.The dbx 286s is a full featured Channel Strip Processor that delivers a studio quality microphone/instrument preamplifier and four processors that can be used independently or in any combination. Why mic up vocals and instruments through a noisy, blurry mixer? The sonically pristine dbx 286s Mic Preamp has all the features you need, including wide-ranging input gain control, switchable +48V phantom power, and an 80Hz high-pass filter to remove low frequency hum, rumble or wind. Use the patented dbx OverEasy compressor to transparently smooth out uneven acoustic tracks or deliver that classic "in your face" vocal performance that only a dbx compressor can. Eliminate vocal sibilance and high frequency distortion from instruments such as cymbals with the frequency tunable De-Esser. Fine-tune the Enhancer HF Detail control to add sparkle and crispness to your tracks and make adjustments to the LF Detail control to add fullness and depth to vocals and bass instruments while cleaning up the muddy low midrange frequencies. And, the separate threshold and ratio controls on the Expander/Gate allow you to subtly reduce headphone leakage or radically gate noisy guitar amps. The dbx 286s offers a full compliment of metering and status LEDs to visually guide you to achieving the right sound. The floating balanced XLR Mic Input accepts balanced or unbalanced inputs to easily connect to professional and home studio microphones. The additional 1/4" TRS Line Input can accept balanced/unbalanced signals to process live electronic instruments or pre-recorded tracks at mix down. Use the Insert jack to interface between the Mic Preamp and the signal processing sections to "loop out" to external processors (such as EQ or delay unit) or to mix the Mic Preamp's signal out to an external destination.
GIUSEPPE
Reviewed in Italy on March 26, 2025
Ottimo , fa il suo lavoro egregiamente. Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo.Consigliatissimo
Macy
Reviewed in Germany on February 4, 2025
Der DBX 286s Mikrofonvorverstärker & Kanalzug ist in meinem Studio unverzichtbar ! Jede Stimme läuft bei mir durch dieses Gerät, weil es einfach super klingt und vielseitige Einstellmöglichkeiten bietet. Der Mic-Preamp arbeitet sauber und zuverlässig (Kondensator und Dynamische Mikros), und der De-Esser macht genau das, was er soll – und das hörbar gut!Besonders beeindruckend finde ich das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis . Im Vergleich zu anderen Herstellern bekommt man hier ein professionelles Studio-Tool für wenig Geld . Die Filter- und Anpassungsmöglichkeiten sind durchdacht und effektiv , sodass man den Sound perfekt optimieren kann.Fazit: Top-Vorverstärker für Sprach- und Gesangsaufnahmen! Einfach zu bedienen, flexibel und preislich unschlagbar. Absolute Empfehlung für jedes Studio! 🎧✅
Ethan
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2025
I have a shure sm7db hooked into this, which then runs into a scarlet focusrite, and into my pc, and my gosh does it sound incredible.I get radio quality vocals without any post processing. My microphone is fairly decent, but this thing is doing a ton of heavy lifting.I followed the settings listed in another reviewers Amazon review, which I highly recommend, and haven't needed to tweak it since.The raw audio requires next to nothing done to it after the fact, I'm not an audiophile, but it sounds almost perfect to my ears.Using this on calls is phenomenal, it is super crispy, even over most websites trashy audio bitrate.Shure SM7s and their variations are good at blocking out background noise, but with this thing, it's unbelievable. My recording desk is in an unfinished room, with two large fish tanks directly behind it. I always have a dehumidifier running in the room, and usually a fan. My microphone doesnt pick up on a single sound, even in the background while I'm talking, its actually insane.I bought mine for $200, and even at that price I thought it was amazing. Ive seen it go as low as $150. If youre looking for a stellar processor that doesnt cost a grand, go with this thing.
Scott
Reviewed in Canada on July 29, 2024
Sent open box unit. Box was clearly damaged. Face of unit was dirty and slightly scratched. Packed loosely in bigger box with no padding. This was clearly a defective unit someone sent back as a return, and I ended up getting it. Not impressed! Will be returning or exchanging after talking to Amazon customer service! Will update review after this is resolved and get a new one.
Txema Alonso
Reviewed in Spain on January 15, 2024
Adquirí este producto para evitar tener que subir la ganancia de mi interfaz de audio a niveles muy altos para usar el SHURE SM7B. Los preamplificadores cumplen su función a la perfección y no tengo ni que subir la ganancia de la interfaz para lograr un nivel de sonido perfecto. Las funciones añadidas de compresor, de-esser, enhancer y expander se agradecen en un producto de este rango de precio y dan al sonido un extra que se agradece. Muy contento con la compra.
Justin Solomon SJ
Reviewed in India on July 25, 2023
Love this product. Best analog sounding and still worth using in a digital world.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on April 8, 2020
Bought this for podcasting, works well for adding gain and cutting out noise, "ess" sounds etc, but was real difficult to dial in, still figuring it out. Every mic and every voice and every location will be different, so all the online tutorials only help so much, you have to continually test and tweak until you find the right spot for you set up. Took me days.
Lenhard Hardie
Reviewed in Canada on April 29, 2019
It records good, clean audio beautifully. Also there are also many videos online on how to set it up for your purposes. Works exactly as expected for a decent price point.
Glen Murrant
Reviewed in Canada on December 16, 2018
I was running my rode NT1A mic through the built-in pre-amp on my Akai EIE interface. Always looking for that next upgrade, I bought the DBX 286s. The difference was profound.Even with all the 286s effects bypassed, the pre-amp by itself has an amazingly rich analog tone. It is electronically very accurate, allowing for seamless butt-end edits without the need for cross-fading.The 286s compressor, de-esser, and gate smooth out things like mouth noises, popping p's, and breaths. And the enhancer (when used conservatively) gives a subtle depth and sweetness the color of my Rode NT1A.
Crystal Bencic
Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2018
Excellent product. Works very well. Makes a huge difference in sound would recommend to anyone
Michael Dickson
Reviewed in Canada on October 24, 2018
I did a LOT of research before dishing out for this unit and it seemed to be just what I was looking for. It was. The pre-amp is strong and quiet. The effects are very user friendly and easy to set up for any voice. The expander/gate is particularly effective for raising the sound floor and eliminating much of the room noise, that will hamper any smaller scale recording setup.
Kyle B
Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2018
Great unit! works really well with my Shure sm7b. Would definitely recommend.
Stephane Levesque
Reviewed in Canada on January 31, 2015
mic preamp + basically everything you ever need to achieve great microphone voice. Love this thing and for the price it is unbeatable. My microphone never sounded this good, i think it's the best in his class for studio quality and control at home. Highly recommended.
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