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ESI Debuts ESU1808 Professional USB 2.0 Audio Interface For PC/Mac

Professional USB 2.0 audio interface for PC and Mac setting new standards

January 28, 2006

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ESI shows the latest audio interface technology for mobile usage with the ESU1808. ESU1808, the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed audio interface for Mac & PC, shows what is really possible with USB 2.0. ESI's new 'USB2Xtreme' technology boosts the USB audio to a new level, providing better performance for better results. The 1U rack unit comes with 18 input channels while two of them are high quality microphone preamps with balanced XLR inputs and +48V phantom power and two of them allow a direct connection of instruments (Hi-Z). Also, 12 more input channels for balanced line signals are provided plus a coaxial S/PDIF input. For the outputs, there are 8 balanced analog output channels and one channel pair is also provided as coaxial S/PDIF output. ESU1808 also comes with a MIDI I/O port providing 16 input and 16 output channels. All this makes ESU1808 a product that defines new standards for USB audio for professional applications in a single package. No other product provides this number of I/O channels on a USB audio product in this price range.

MAIN SPECIFICATIONS

  • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Support, Total 18 in / 8 out 24-bit/96khz Audio Interface
  • 2 precision & low noise MIC-preamps (XLR input) with gain controls, pad switch and peak LEDs
  • +48V phantom power support for MIC-preamplifier
  • 2 Direct Instrument inputs with gain control and peak LEDs
  • 12 balanced/unbalanced analog inputs (1/4" TRS, -10dBv/+4dBu, ADC 107dB)
  • 8 balanced/unbalanced analog outputs (1/4" TRS, -10dBv/+4dBu, DAC 112dB)
  • Headphone amplifier (1/4" Stereo Phone jack) with volume control
  • Hardware Analog Mixer for direct Input monitoring with level controls and mono-mix
  • 16 channel MIDI I/O
  • RCA connectors for S/PDIF Coaxial I/O
  • Supported sample rates : 44.1khz, 48.0khz, 88.2kzh, 96.0 kHz
  • Exclusive DC supply powered
  • Supports ASIO2.0, GSIF2.0, WDM
  • Windows® XP / Mac OS X compatible

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ESU1808 MSRP: US$499.99
Available in Q1, 2006

For more information, visit their web site at www.esi-audio.com.

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