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Liquid Saffire 56

Professional 28 in / 28 out with two Liquid and six Focusrite preamps

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Specifications

We always quote 'real world' performance figures (measured to the AES17 standard). Some companies choose to quote chipset performance, which is misleading, and here's why.

Microphone Inputs
• Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 109dB
• SNR (A-weighted): -109dB
• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1 dB
• THD+N: 0.001% (measured at 1kHz with a 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Noise: EIN > 125dB (128dB analogue to digital) (measured at 60dB of gain with 150 Ohm termination (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Maximum level (A-weighted): 8dBu at 1%

Line Inputs
• Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 109dB
• SNR (A-weighted): -109dB
• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
• THD+N: < 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Noise: -90dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Maximum level (A-weighted): 28.5dBu at 1%

Instrument Inputs
• Frequency Response 20Hz-20KHz +/- 0.1dB
• Maximum Input Level min gain no pad +8dBu
• Maximum Input Level max gain no pad -42dBu
• THD+N, -1dBFS, min gain, no pad < 0.0015%
• SNR 109dB "A"
• DNR 109dB "A"
• Input Impedance > 1MOhm
• X-talk < -100dB
• Adjustable Gain > 50dB
• Pad Attenuation 10dB

Headphone Outputs
Frequency Response 20Hz-20KHz +/- 0.1dB
SNR 109dB "A"
DNR 109dB "A"
Maximum Output into 32R +12.4dBu (+10.2dBV)
Power into 32R 250mW
Output Impedance < 7Ohms
Load Impedance > 24Ohms

Line level Outputs
• Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 108dB
• SNR (A-weighted): -108dB
• THD+N: < 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
• Maximum level (A-weighted): 15.7dBu at 0.883%

Additional Conversion Performance
• Clock jitter < 250 picoseconds
• THD+N AMPL (A-weighted)= -109dBFS


Connectivity

Analogue Channel Inputs (Inputs 1-8)
• Mic inputs 1-8 on rear XLR’s. 
• Line inputs 1-8 on rear 1/4” TRS. 
• Instrument inputs on channels 3 and 4 (separate front panel 1/4” TRS). 

Notes
• Individual switchable High Pass Filter on all inputs.
• Phase switch on inputs 3, 5 and 7. 
• Input Pad on inputs 3 and 4 = -10dB.

Analogue Outputs
• Line level 10 x 1/4” TRS Jack.

Notes
Outputs Monitor 1 and 2 have anti-thump protection circuitry.

Digital I/O
• SPDIF input and output (RCA phono) on rear panel, (24-bit, 44.1 - 192kHz),  output transformer isolated.
• Optional AES output mode with professional channel status and voltage levels on SPDIF output (isolated and balanced).
• 2 x ADAT In / Out 16 channels (44.1 / 48kHz), 8 channels S-MUX (88.2 / 96kHz), 4 channels S-MUXII (176.4 / 192kHz).
• ADAT Input and Output 2 can be re-configured to be optical SPDIF input / output via control panel.
• BNC Word clock input and output (75 ohms).

MIDI I/O
• 1 in / 1 out (16 channels) on rear panel.

Headphone monitoring
• 2 x 1/4” TRS Jack on front panel (mirrors outputs 7-8 and 9-10).
NOTE: These are high power headphone drivers.

Other I/O
• 2 6-pin Firewire sockets
• 2 Standard 5-pin DIN MIDI connectors: In and Out
• IEC mains power input connector

Weight and Dims
• 5kg / 11 Ibs
• 480mm / 19" (W) x 90mm / 3.6" (H) x 235mm /9.3" (D)
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