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Tascam LA-40 MkII
Line Amplifier (RCA/XLR bi-directional)

LA-40 MKII

The Tascam LA-40 MKII has been primarily designed to provide matching capabilities between professional equipment and semi-professional or consumer equipment. It consists of four RCA inputs and outputs (-10  dBV, unbalanced) as well as four XLR inputs and outputs (+4  dBm/-20  dBm, balanced) which enable the user to connect for instance four tracks of a multitrack recorders (ins and outs) to a balanced mixer ensuring optimum level and impedance matching.

Switches on the bottom panel allow to select a nominal level of +4  dBm or -20  dBm for each channel and ±6 dB trim pots on the front panel make perfect level matching easy. The LA-40 MKII has also ground lift switches for each channel and a combined master switch to avoid ground loops.



Main features

4 unbalanced RCA inputs and outputs

4 balanced XLR inputs and outputs

XLR nominal level selectable between +4  dBm and -20  dBm

Trim pots for each channel on front panel ( ±6 dB)

 
  • Ground lift switches for each channel and master switch

    Channels 5-8 can act as distribution amplifier

    internal power supply, no adapter needed

    1 U rack-mountable



Specifications

General

Frequency response

 

20 Hz - 20  kHz ( ±0.8 dB)

Signal-to-noise ratio

 

87  dB (DIN Audio)
90  dB (IHF A-weighted)
80  dB

Total harmonic distortion

 

0.005% at nominal level, 1  kHz, 30 kHz BPF

Channel separation

 

90 dB at nominal level, 1 kHz, 600  Ohm load

Maximum input level ch 1-4

+32 dBm (at +4  dBm position)
+8 dBm (at -20  dBm position)

Nominal output level ch 1-4

-10 dBV

Maximum input level ch 5-8

 

+11 dB (at +4  dBm position)
+35 dB (at -20  dBm position)

Nominal output level ch 5-8

+4  dBm/-20  dBm switchable

Weight

 

2.8 kg

Dimensions (W x H x D)

 

483  mm x 44  mm x 196  mm

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.