Stage Box
Midas DL16 Digital Stage Box
Midas·Model DL16·midas-dl16
About the Midas DL16
The Midas DL16 puts 16 Midas mic preamps at the stage and hauls every channel back to the console over a single shielded Cat5e using AES50 — replacing sixteen XLR runs with one cable. Pairs with Midas M32/M32R and Behringer X32/Wing consoles. Two AES50 ports allow primary + redundant links for mission-critical shows. Network-only: there is no analog multicore back to FOH; all signal flow lives on the AES50 trunk.
16-input / 8-output Midas stage box. AES50 trunk over shielded Cat5e.
I/O Ports (27)
| Port | Connector | Direction | Signal | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage In 1 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 2 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 3 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 4 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 5 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 6 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 7 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 8 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 9 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 10 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 11 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 12 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 13 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 14 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 15 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage In 16 | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Stage Out 1 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| Stage Out 2 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| Stage Out 3 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| Stage Out 4 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| Stage Out 5 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| Stage Out 6 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| Stage Out 7 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| Stage Out 8 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| AES50 A | ETHERCON | bidirectional | digital audio | 48 |
| AES50 B (redundant) | ETHERCON | bidirectional | digital audio | 48 |
Power
- Power (IEC) (IEC C14)