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MIDAS - The Legend in Sound Quality

Ever since its formation in the 1970s, Midas has had a long history of innovation and leadership in the world of audio mixing consoles. Employed by the most famous touring acts and installations world-wide, legendary Midas consoles such as the XL4 and Heritage H3000 quickly became industry standards. Midas has earned their impeccable reputation due to their no-compromise approach for audio and build quality and in particular for their Award-winning Mic Preamps which are considered by industry experts as the industry’s best sounding designs. Building on this legacy, the XL8 and PRO Series of Live Mixing Systems continue this great heritage of Award-winning audio quality. Behringer is proud to incorporate a Midas designed mic preamp for the ultimate in high-quality audio reproduction in both live and studio environments. Find out more about Midas’ amazing legacy by visiting their extensive website.

Massive Connectivity

When used as part of a complete X32 system, two S16 Stage Boxes can be cascaded via the built-in AES50 ports, providing connectivity for up to 32 mic/line inputs, 16 balanced outputs and the awesome POWERPLAY P-16 Personal Monitoring System – which can feed up to 48 individual monitor mixers. We also included 2 optical ADAT sockets for connecting channels 1 - 8 and 9 - 16 to outboard devices, a convenient USB port for system updates via your PC – and MIDI I/O for lighting systems and sound module control.

FEATURES:

• 16 Midas-designed, fully programmable mic preamps for audiophile sound quality

• 8 analogue, servo-balanced XLR outputs

• AES50 network ports featuring Klark Teknik's SuperMAC networking capability for ultra-low jitter and latency

• ULTRANET connectivity for Behringer's P16 personal monitoring system

• Digital audio and control connectivity for Turbosound speaker systems with ULTRANET networking capability

• Dual AES50 ports for cascading additional S16, SD16 or SD8stageboxes—no merger or router required

• Precise LED metering plus 7-segment displays for signal control on stage

• Dual ADAT outputs providing 16-channel digital output on two optical TOSLINK connectors

• Phones output assignable to any of the inputs/outputs for on-stage monitoring

• MIDI In/Out for bi-directional communication between Behringer X32 Series console and on-stage MIDI devices

• Remote operation via shielded CAT5e cable up to 330 ft / 100 m length

• USB connector for system updates via PC

• "Planet Earth" switching power supply for maximum flexibility (100 - 240 V~), noise-free audio, superior transient response plus low power consumption for energy saving

• "Built like a tank" yet compact, all-steel 2U rack-mount chassis

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