Palmer trave Passive Re-Amplification Box

Reamping is a valuable recording technique used by many sound engineers.

It lets you experiment at leisure by running guitar, bass, keyboard, drum and even vocal tracks through amplifiers and effects pedals. As with many other techniques, you need the right tools.

The Palmer trave is a passive reamping box that requires no external power supply. Inside is a specially developed transformer that converts the balanced line signal into an unbalanced Hi-Z signal with perfectly matched impedance for your guitar amplifier or effect pedal. At the same time, the trave prevents ground loops, which are otherwise almost unavoidable when you combine an audio interface or mixer output with a guitar amp or effects pedal. The input of this reamping box allows you to switch between consumer (-10 dBV) and professional (+4 dBu) levels, and the output level is continuously adjustable, so you can drive your amp or pedals just the way you like it.

With the Palmer trave passive re-amplification box, you can add new creative sounds and timbres to your music and ultimately be true to your sound.

Key Features

• For routing your signal from the DAW or mixer to your guitar- or bass amplifier
• Prevents ground loop hum, ground lift switch
• Converts balanced line signal to unbalanced instrument signal
• Optimal impedance matching
• Retains your sound clean and pure
• Switchable input level - 10dBV/+4 dBu
• Output level continuously adjustable
• Passive operation, no power supply required
• Solid casing made of aluminum and steel
• Incl. rewritable tour label for attachment onto the back of the trave
• Engineered in Germany

Technical Specifications

Product type
DI box
Type
passive
Channels
1
Transformer isolated
Yes
Inputs
1
Input type
balanced
Input connectors
XLR
Outputs
1
Output type
unbalanced
Output connectors
6.3 mm jack
Ground lift switch
yes
More features
Input Level Switch, Output Level Potentiometer
Housing material
Aluminum continuous casting
Height
140 mm
Width
50 mm
Depth
68 mm
Ambient temperature (in operation)
-20 - 70 °C
Relative Humidity
< 80% (non-condensing)
Accessories (included)
Inscription label (tour label), rubber feet
Weight
0,395 kg
Audio
Max. input level (< 1% THD, 20 Hz)
+19 dBu
Max. input level (< 1% THD, 1 kHz)
+32 dBu dBu
Frequency response (±1 dB, relative 1 kHz)
10 Hz - 20 kHz
Input impedance (1 kHz, max. Level, -10dBV)
5 Ohm
Output impedance (1 kHz, max. Level, -10dBV)
4.2
THD (30 Hz, +4 dBu, unity, unweighted)
<0,08%
THD (1 kHz, +4 dBu, unity, unweighted)
<0,003%
IMD (SMPTE) (60 Hz / 7 kHz, 4:1, +4 dBu)
<0,004%
Transformer ratio
1:3