ALLEN & HEATH DEBUTS RANGE OF DANTE INSTALLATION I/O AND CARDS

4 February 2019

Allen & Heath (ISE booth # 7-K200) unveils a host of new Dante enabled products at the ISE Show, including portable and wall-mount I/O solutions for installation, and two new Dante option cards. All of Allen & Heath’s latest Dante releases are AES67 compatible and Dante Domain Manager ready.

The DT168 provides 16 mic preamps and 8 line outputs in a stage box form factor. Designed to be ideal for portable applications thanks to its rubber bumpers and handle, DT168 can be deployed on stage or used as a drop-in expander.

The DT164-W provides 16 mic preamps and 4 line outputs in a wall-mount design for permanent installation. The reversible mounting frame allows for in-wall or on-wall mounting. The unit also fits in a standard 12×12” NEMA box or equivalent, or mounted in a floor pocket for stage use. The IEC mains power inlet can be replaced with a gland module and screw terminals for fixed installation, and a DC 12V backup supply is also provided.

Both DT168 and DT164-W offer Allen & Heath’s acclaimed preamps, complete with 96kHz converters for what is intended to be best-in-class sound quality over Dante, plus Primary and Secondary ports for daisy-chain or redundancy through EtherCon connectors. Both new products are compatible with Allen & Heath’s DM and CDM MixRack / MainFrames, and with SQ series mixers.

“DT168 and DT164-W respond to requests from consultants and integrators for Dante connectivity that breaks out of the conventional rackmount format,” commented Allen & Heath Installation Product Manager, Martijn Verkerk. “Whether it’s I/O in the walls and floors or portable units that can be quickly deployed wherever needed, users can now benefit from Allen & Heath audio quality and Dante flexibility throughout the facility.”

Also new are two ‘super’ Dante cards for the Allen & Heath flagship dLive system, offering 64×64 and 128×128 channels respectively of 96kHz Dante audio (switchable to 48kHz). A first at this price point, these options respond to user demand for a high channel count, high sample rate Dante solution in recording, virtual soundcheck and digital split applications.

Technical Audio Group: www.tag.com.au