The DL461 is a 3U 19” rack unit, which performs the stage-to-console link using a single CAT-5e cable (under 100 metres) or fibre-optic link (up to 500 metres) for the XL8 with redundant backup links.

In addition to audio and control connections to the ten DSP modules it features ten AES50 connections for local I/O, as well as BNC and AES3 word clock interfaces and Ethernet tunnel. Dual DL461s are supplied with each XL8 system providing full network redundancy to both FoH and I/O units.

• Two DL461s included in a XL8 Live Performance System
• Integrated open-architecture AES50 digital audio distribution
• Fully duplicated network for redundancy
• Up to 100 metres of dual redundant connectivity between hardware elements with CAT-5e
• Up to 500m of dual redundant connectivity between DL461 and control surface with optical fibre
• Automatic integral delay management system - audio outputs time and phase coherent
• Flexible, expandable hardware system
• Ethernet TCP-IP tunnel at 10Mbits/sec for third parties
• 3U