Behringer SD8 Stage Box
Behringer·Model SD8·behringer-sd8
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Manufacturer product photography — the drawn faceplate above stays true to panel layout; these show the hardware itself.
About the Behringer SD8
The Behringer SD8 puts eight remote-controlled Midas-designed preampsThe gain stage that lifts a mic’s tiny signal up to line level — the first thing a signal hits, and a big part of how a console sounds. and eight returns on an AES50The Behringer/Midas console-to-stage-box link: 48 channels each way over one shielded Cat5e cable, with near-zero latency. run, in a compact chassis that lives on stage or in a drop rack. For X32/WING rigs it is the cheapest way to add an eight-channel drop without a full S16. Chains with other SD/S boxes over the second AES50 port.
8-in/8-out AES50The Behringer/Midas console-to-stage-box link: 48 channels each way over one shielded Cat5e cable, with near-zero latency. stage boxThe I/O endpoint on stage: mics plug in there and one digital line (AES50, Dante) carries everything to the console. The snake, digitized. — the smallest X32-family snakeA multicore cable bundling many channels into one stage-to-console run. A sub-snake collects one corner of the stage into a drop box. head.
I/O Ports (5)
| Port | Connector | Direction | Signal | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mic In 1-8 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | 8 |
| Out 1-8 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | 8 |
| AES50 A | ETHERCON | bidirectional | digital audio | 48 |
| AES50 B | ETHERCON | bidirectional | digital audio | 48 |
- Power (IEC C14)
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