
Allen & Heath XB-10
XB-10XThe ultra-compact XB-10 is perfect for small radio or internet broadcast studios, college and university radio stations, podcasting, content creation and more.
Despite its tiny footprint, XB-10 is packed with the kinds of specialised broadcast features that normally come at a much higher price. Radio-friendly tools include a telephone communication (telco) channel, mic channel ON switch sensing, stereo channel start/cue outputs for CD deck transport control and automatic muting of speaker outputs. A separate monitor mix can be created for operator and guest or presenter, and the operator can speak off-air to the studio or telephone callers using the ‘Talk’ feature.
XB-10’s preamps use low noise discrete transistor circuitry to achieve high gain and excellent linearity. Each mic channel comes equipped with our innovative CompACT compressor to keep the dynamic range of a presenter microphone under control. A variable limiter on the main output ensures that the final mix to air does not saturate expensive broadcast equipment.
The plug-n-play USB connection can be used for VoIP telephone calls, recording program material, playing jingles and more.
FEATURES:
- 3 mic/line and 3 stereo inputs
- Telco channel with optional USB routing for VoIP
- CompACT compressors on mic channels
- ON switch logic on mic and telco channels
- Start/cue logic outputs on stereo channels
- Separate headphones mix and outputs
- Auto mutes on control room outputs
- Remote mute facility on mic channels
- Responsive 3-band, swept mid EQ with MusiQ
- Configurable USB stereo audio in/out
- XLR main outputs with inserts and variable limiter
- Aux / Alt bus for external processing, recording or auditioning
SPECIFICATION:
General
- Input
- Mono channel Mic input (XLR) -10 to -60dBu for nominal (+11dBu in max)
- Mono channel Line input (TRS Jack socket) +10 to -40dBu (+30dBu maximum)
- Stereo input (TRS Jack sockets) 0dBu nominal (control = Off to +15dB)
- Stereo input (RCA phono sockets) 0dBu nominal (control = Off to +15dB)
- Telco channel input (TRS) +10 to -26dBu (+30dBu maximum)
- External monitor input (RCA phono sockets) 0dBu Nominal
- Output
- PGM L & R outputs (XLR) +4dBu nominal. +25dBu maximum.
- PGM L & R inserts (TRS jack sockets) -2dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum
- Aux output (RCA phono socket) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum.
- Alt output (RCA phono socket) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum.
- Rec outputs (RCA phono sockets) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum.
- Telco cleanfeed output (TRS Jack socket) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum.
- CRM Speaker outputs (RCA phono sockets) 0dBu nominal. +21dBu maximum.
- THD+n
- Mic in to PGM L/R Out, 15dB gain, 1kHz, +10dBu out 0.002%
- Mic in to PGM L/R Out, 30dB gain, 1kHz, 0dBu out 0.006%
- Line in to PGM L/R out, 0dB gain, 1kHz, 0dBu out 0.005%
- Stereo in to PGM out, 0dB gain, 1kHz, +10dBu out 0.002%
- Telco in to PGM L/R out, 0dB gain, 1kHz, 0dBu out 0.004%
- USB Audio CODEC (Coder/Decoder)
- USB Audio In/Out USB 1.1 compliant 16bit.
- Sample Rate 32, 44.1, or 48kHz
- Noise
- Mic Pre EIN @ max gain 150R input Z 22-22kHz -126dBu
- PGM out, PGM fader = 0, 22-22kHz -103dBu
- Aux out, Alt out, Rec out = 0, 22-22kHz < -93dBu
- Headroom
- Analogue Headroom from nominal (0Vu) Outputs 21dB
- USB in & out headroom from nominal (0Vu) 14dB
- Analogue Headroom from nominal (0Vu) Mix point 24dB
- Crosstalk & Attenuation (dB 22-22kHz)
- Mono fader attenuation (dB relative to +10dBu) 1kHz/10kHz -88/-88
- Mono ON switch attenuation (dB relative to +10dBu) 1kHz/10kHz -98/-98
- TELCO fader attenuation (dB relative to +10dBu) 1kHz/10kHz -90/-90
- TELCO ON switch attenuation (dB relative to +10dBu) 1kHz/10kHz -98/-98
- Stereo fader attenuation (dB relative to +10dBu) 1kHz/10kHz -86/-86
- Stereo ON switch attenuation (dB relative to +10dBu) 1kHz/10kHz -99/-96
- PGM fader attenuation (dB relative to +10dBu) 1kHz/10kHz -87/-87
- TELCO clean-feed isolation from I/P (dB relative to +10dBu) 1kHz/10kHz -94/-77
- Stereo separation, L in to PGM R out. dBr 1kHz/10kHz -75/-74
- Frequency Response
- Mic in to PGM L/R Out, 30dB gain +0.5/-1dB 10Hz to 30kHz
- Line in to PGM L/R out 0dB gain +0.5/-1dB 10Hz to 20kHz
- Stereo in to PGM L/R out +0.5/-1dB 10Hz to 30kHz
Physical & Dimensions
- Height: 95mm
- Width: 336mm
- Depth: 275mm
- Weight: 3.4kg
Manufacturer: Allen & Heath