Burl Audio B80 Mothership
modular AD/DA converter / interface chassis
Audio InterfacePrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Audio Interface
- Description
- modular AD/DA converter / interface chassis
- Topology
- Class-A discrete analog circuitry (per installed daughter card) with digital interconnect backbone; no ICs or capacitors in signal path ("BURL BACKBONE" backplane)
- Signal path
- Digital
- Channels
- 80
- Channel format
- multichannel, modular
- Form factor
- rack, 4U
- Rack units
- 4U
- Connection
- Pro Tools|HD (DigiLink) / MADI / Dante / SoundGrid / AES-EBU, selectable via motherboard
- Sample rate (kHz)
- 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192
- Powered
- true
- Power (W)
- 300
- Country of manufacture
- USA
Details
Controls: front panel metering/status per installed cards
I/O: 10 slots for BAD/BDA/BAES4/B4/B22/BCLK daughter cards; connection to DAW/network via one BMB motherboard (BMB1 DigiLink, BMB2 MADI, BMB3 Dante, BMB4 SoundGrid, BMB6 AES); 1 BNC word clock in, 2 BNC word clock out (expandable to 92 via BCLK cards)
Notes: FLAG device_class judgment call: B80 is a modular chassis that is simultaneously an AD/DA converter and a DAW/network interface depending on installed motherboard+cards; chose "Audio Interface" as best single fit since its defining feature is DAW/network connectivity (DigiLink/MADI/Dante/SoundGrid/AES) via swappable motherboards, but it could equally be tagged AD/DA Converter. Power supply is BP300, 300W continuous, +/-24V rails. Price omitted: modular product, no fixed MSRP - price depends entirely on motherboard + daughter card configuration chosen (3rd-party bundle prices range from ~$2,300 chassis-only to $7,000+ fully loaded); see individual card/motherboard entries for component pricing. Channel capacity, sample rates, and card list per burlaudio.com.