The Midas DL16 I/O Digital Stage Box is a modern, professional mic pre amp that personifies the very essence of the famous and sought-after MIDAS sound.

Over 40 years of design experience have been combined with the finest choice of premium grade components to bring all the acclaimed warmth, depth, subtle ambience and spatial positioning one has come to expect from the MIDAS pre amps. The DL16 features the very same pre amps that are found in the highly-acclaimed PRO Series consoles.

All of the DL16’s inputs have been designed by MIDAS expert engineers to handle both balanced and unbalanced signals, removing any concerns over signal degradation, noise and crosstalk interference. The DL16 also features dual Cirrus Logic digital to analogue converters which provide a reduced noise floor and lower distortion, and a post-DAC filtering that will remove wide-band noise.

Another great feature of the DL16 is the ULTRANET port. This allows the user to connect directly to the POWERPLAY P16 system, which intern allows each performer to take complete control of their own monitor mix.

The DL16’s dual ADAT outputs mean that you can simply connect to any ADAT-compatible outboard device – Eliminating the need for an ADAT digital interface as means of transferring digital data.

Connecting over a single shielded (STP) - CAT5, up to three DL16’s can be daisy-chained to deliver 48 channels in and up to 24 channels out to the stage. The dual AES50 cascading ports simultaneously provide high channel counts, extremely low and deterministic latencies, accurate phase-aligned network clock distribution, error detection, network redundancy with simple deployment and ease of use to meet the needs of the live performance industry. This unique combination also benefits both live and studio recording applications, as well as post-production, broadcasting and audio routing infrastructure.

The main features of the Midas DL16 I/O Digital Stage Box include:

• - 16 Award-winning MIDAS PRO microphone preamplifiers with switchable +48 V phantom power
• - 8 Electronically balanced low impedance line-level outputs
• - ULTRANET personal monitoring system connectivity for in-ear applications
• - Dual ADAT outputs for use in splitter mode and stand-alone digital multicore applications
• - Dual AES50 ports for cascading DL16 units – no merger or additional router required
•  - Remote operation up to 100m via CAT5/5e cabling
• - All settings are programmable from front panel controls or console
• - Status indicator LEDs on front panel
• - Headphones output assignable to any of the inputs or outputs for on-going stage monitoring
• - MIDI In/Out for bidirectional communication between FOH console and on-stage MIDI devices
• - Features Neutrik etherCON AES50 and ULTRANET network ports
• - Rugged 2U rackmount chassis for durability in portable applications
• - Auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply
• - Designed and engineered in England