Countryman Associates TYPE 85 FET Active Direct Box Unused Mint

I bought this 20 years ago- and never used it. It has been sitting in the original box since then.

Includes box and all original instructions, documentation, etc.

Runs on 48 V Phantom power, but can be used with a 9 V battery if Phantom power is not available.

From Countryman-

‟The Type 85 connects any high-impedance instrument pickup, even piezo pickups, to a balanced microphone (XLR type) input.

It provides a strong, clean signal to the mix board without adding noise or distortion. It won’t change the tone or volume you hear from your own amp like passive direct boxes.

The Type 85 uses only hand-selected high-quality discrete components woven into a single-ended class A circuit, much like a classic tube microphone preamp. The Type 85 has an incredibly smooth, sweet sound. Unlike many active DI boxes, the Type 85 can always isolate ground, even when running on Phantom power, to help eliminate hum and buzz from ground problems.

Provide 48 V Phantom power and the Type 85 will automatically use it. If you don’t have Phantom power, the Type 85 will run from a single internal 9 V battery.”