How it works in the path
The dual EtherCONAn Ethernet plug inside a rugged XLR-style locking shell — tour-grade network connections that can’t be yanked loose. DanteThe most common audio-over-network standard: dozens of channels of uncompressed digital audio down one ordinary Ethernet cable between Dante boxes. ports — primary and secondary — are the real backbone here, each carrying 64 channels bidirectionally, which means your I/O infrastructure lives on the network rather than in a 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.. Eight local mic 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 Omni outputs give you enough hardwired connectivity to survive a Dante failure or patch a simple show without touching the network at all. At 230 watts nominal draw with a 280-watt ceiling, plan your power distribution accordingly — a dedicated 20-amp circuit is the minimum starting point. The 667mm depth and 36kg weight mean this goes on a road-case surface or a proper console stand, not into a standard rack bay.
