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Neutrik 24-Port XLR Pass-Thru Panel

The 24-port sibling of the 16-port panel. Two rows of twelve Neutrik feedthroughs on a 2U face, giving enough stage patches for a full-band rig with room to spare for playback tracks and comms. Pair with a 32-input stage box (DL32 / S32 / Rio3224) and tape-label each port to make the rig self-documenting at load-in.

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NEUTRIK · XLR PASS-THRU 24
Documented outputs
00 destination connections
Documented inputs
0Based on documented inputs
Rack space
2UBuilder checks available rail space
Power draw
0WVerified passive · no AC required
Catalog estimate
~$449Use retailer rows for current price and stock

01 · What it does—and what that changes in your rig.

Product overview

Start with the payoff, then work through how it functions, where it fits, and the details that change a real build.

The payoff

Patch Bay decisions, organized around the whole rig.

The NYS-SPP-24 is a 2U pass-through panel — nothing more, nothing less. Twenty-four Neutrik feedthrough XLRs, female on both faces, wired straight through with no active circuitry, no power draw, no conversion happening inside the box. Its job is to give your rack a single, organized termination point where the stage snake meets your gear, so you're not chasing loose cables through the back of the rack at every load-in. For a full-band IEM rig or a playback setup that also handles comms and click distribution, 24 ports is a genuinely useful number.

Documented outputs
00 destination connections
Documented inputs
0Based on documented inputs
Rack space
2UBuilder checks available rail space
NEUTRIK · XLR PASS-THRU 24
Neutrik product panel2U · 0W
Function

How it works in the path

At 60mm deep and 1.8kg, this panel fits comfortably in a shallow touring rack without fighting for depth against your wireless gear or IEM transmitters. Because it's purely passive, it sits anywhere in the rack without thermal or power-sequencing concerns. The practical math: 24 ports covers a typical six- or seven-piece band input list plus a handful of sends back to stage — mix bus outputs to floor wedges, click to drummer, talk-back return — with a few ports left over for playback stems or a comms channel. That headroom matters when production adds a track the morning of show.

Best fit

Where it earns its place in the rack

This panel belongs in a rig where analog signal routing between the stage box and rack gear needs to be clean, repeatable, and immediately readable by anyone walking up to the rack. If your rig is already fully networked with a single Cat6 snake and no analog splits, you don't need it. If you're running fewer than sixteen inputs and outputs combined, the 16-port sibling saves you a rack unit. But if you're on a full-band tour or corporate show where a local stagehand needs to patch into your system without your supervision, the NYS-SPP-24 is the thing that makes that safe.

In the rack

Details worth deciding before load-in.

  • Tape-label every port on both front and rear faces during your pre-production cable build — not at the venue. A labelmaker legend like 'IN 01 / Kick' on the front and the corresponding stage-box channel on the rear turns this panel into a self-documenting patch sheet that any local crew can follow.
  • Position it at the bottom of the rack so stage snake cables drop naturally into it without straining connectors or creating tension loops that work loose over a run of shows.
  • Pair rear-side cable runs with 90-degree XLR adapters if your rack depth is tight — the panel is only 60mm deep, but a straight plug plus cable can easily add another 80–100mm behind it.
  • Reserve two or three ports explicitly for spares during your initial layout, labeled 'SPARE' on both faces. On a long run, you'll burn one of those the night a channel goes down and you need to re-route around a failed preamp input without rebuilding the patch during soundcheck.

02 · Know the whole path before you buy.

Signal path

Learn the route as a block diagram: source, product function, transport, and destination. Select any block to see what enters, what changes, and what leaves.

Interactive block diagramAuto-looping · hover, focus, or tap to hold a stage
Port-type signalProduct functionSystem boundary
Follow one signal from source to destination

Each block answers the same three questions: what arrives, what changes here, and what leaves.

01 · Connection · selected
01 · Connection

24 bidirectional connections

XLR female

Connection
24 bidirectional ports
Connector
XLR female
Signal
analog audio

03 · What this product asks of the rest of the system.

Compatibility

Treat connector names as the start of the check—not the answer. These are the boundaries that determine a complete working path.

Best fit · Patch Bay

Use it when 2U and 60 mm of depth fit the case.

Plan the companion path

Complete the path with upstream and downstream gear that matches connector, direction, signal type, protocol, and wiring standard.

Connector boundary

Documented connectors: XLR female. Match connector, direction, and signal type—not shape alone.

04 · Every connector, grouped by job.

I/O ports

Switch the product view and the documented port inventory updates with it—hardware and data stay side by side.

Every connector, grouped by job.

Switch panels to keep the hardware view and the documented port list in sync.

Front panel
NEUTRIK · XLR PASS-THRU 24
Rear panel
NeutrikNYS-SPP-24
All documented ports for Neutrik 24-Port XLR Pass-Thru Panel
PortPanelConnectorDirectionSignalChannels
Stage Patch 1rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 2rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 3rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 4rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 5rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 6rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 7rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 8rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 9rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 10rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 11rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 12rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 13rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 14rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 15rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 16rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 17rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 18rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 19rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 20rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 21rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 22rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 23rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—
Stage Patch 24rearXLR female bidirectionalanalog audio—

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05 · Compare the decision, not just the price.

Alternatives

The rows are organized around fit, power, I/O, and system role so a cheaper unit cannot hide a more expensive workflow.

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Neutrik NZP1RU-12 XLR Patch Panel
Fit📐 2U📐 1U📐 1U📐 2U
Power⚡ 0W⚡ 0W⚡ 0W⚡ 0W
Weight⚖️ 4.0 lb⚖️ 2.0 lb⚖️ 2.6 lb⚖️ 5.1 lb
I/O🔌 24🔌 12🔌 16🔌 32
Estimate💵 ~$449💵 ~$199💵 ~$299💵 ~$599
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06 · Resolve the questions that can change the purchase or build plan.

Planning questions

Short, source-backed answers surface rack fit, power, cabling, and connection details before they become surprises.

How will the Neutrik 24-Port XLR Pass-Thru Panel affect rack fit and case depth?

It occupies 2U. Its documented depth is 60 mm.

How much power does the Neutrik 24-Port XLR Pass-Thru Panel draw?

It is verified passive and requires no AC power.

What connections does the Neutrik 24-Port XLR Pass-Thru Panel have?

24 documented physical ports, including Stage Patch 1, Stage Patch 2, Stage Patch 3, Stage Patch 4, Stage Patch 5, Stage Patch 6.

07 · See this unit inside a real rack plan.

Builder preview

Placement is only the start. Builder checks space · depth · weight, power headroom, dependencies, and compatible signal paths around this exact catalog item.Open in Builder
24-Port XLR Pass-Thru Panel positioned in a rack planA simplified plan shows the unit taking 2 rack units, with its documented connection path continuing to a planned destination.NeutrikNYS-SPP-24CONNECTED GEARnext signal destination2U · 60 mm deep

08 · Related gear, in the order you may need it.

Planning guides for patch bay systems.