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The 'active' part matters here. Passive splitters bleed signal every time you divide it — by the time you're feeding five receivers, you've lost meaningful headroomThe margin between your normal level and where things clip — headroom is what absorbs the snare hit you didn’t see coming.. The UA845UWB uses active gainHow much the preamp amplifies the incoming signal. Too low and you’re hunting through hiss; too high and peaks clip. compensation to keep output levels consistent across all ten outputs, so receiver number five isn't starved compared to receiver number one. At 12 watts nominal draw in a 1UThe standard slice of rack height: 1U = 1.75″. A 3U box takes three slices; half-rack gear pairs two units side by side in one. frame, it's light on rack overhead. The 230mm depth is standard for this class of unit — won't cause clearance problems in a conventional tour rack. The IECThe standard three-prong appliance power inlet on rack gear — the kettle lead. C13/C14 in spec-sheet speak. power connection means you're on your power conditionerFilters venue AC, clamps surges, and gives the rack one tidy inlet. Not a voltage regulator and not a battery — just cleaner power.'s strip, not hunting for a wall wart at load-in.
