New 8-Channel Analog-Output Board for NEXUS

More channels and improved performance for connecting analog devices

Berlin, November 2004: At this year’s Tonmeistertagung, STAGETEC from Berlin has introduced XDA+, a new 8-channel D/A converter board for their popular NEXUS audio router. The range of NEXUS output boards is thus updated with a module supporting twice the number of channels and featuring enhanced performance.

So far, the 4-channel XDA board and its XDA-F version (producing higher output levels) have been available for NEXUS; compared to them, the new board shows improved performance data: The dynamic range has been enhanced from 126 dB(a) to 132 dB(a) while latency has been lowered from 0.6 to less than 0.2 milliseconds. The maximum output level of 24 dBu now exceeds the current studio standard of 22 dBu supported by the previous XDA version. In addition to these improvements on the audio domain, power consumption has been optimized, too: The power dissipation loss is just 5 watts for 8 channels instead of 4 watts for 4 channels as in the previous XDA board. This allows for implementing more boards per base device without causing overheating.

The standard version of the new board provides eight XLR connectors to analog units; versions including RJ45 or D-Sub connectors instead are optionally available. STAGETEC has found an elegant space saving solution for mounting the 4 extra ports: All additional connectors are supplied on an extra front panel that can be installed anywhere into an empty place in the same base device. This allows for setting up base devices supporting twice the number of channels without requiring extra slots.