How it works in the path
In practice, 24 channels lands you comfortably in a six- or seven-piece band with horns, a multi-keys rig with several sources, or any setup where a 16-channel unit would force you to choose which inputs skip the split. The chassis draws zero power, so it adds nothing to your power budget and can sit on a non-switched outlet without concern. At 7.7 kg and 200 mm deep it's dense but not unreasonable — a standard 12U shelfed rack handles it without drama. The direct outputs pass signal without touching the transformersA magnetic coupling that passes audio between two windings with no wire contact — isolates splits and kills ground-loop hum, no power needed., so one console sees the unaltered feed while the isolated outputs serve the other.
