Digital Audio Denmark Penta 720
Modular broadcast audio router & converter
AD/DA ConverterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- AD/DA Converter
- Description
- Modular broadcast audio router & converter
- Topology
- Modular router/converter with 1,024x1,024 non-blocking multiplexer, soft switching and fade
- Signal path
- Digital
- Channels
- 1024
- Channel format
- 8 expansion slots: 8-ch. balanced line analog input, 8-ch. balanced line/mic preamp input, 8-ch. balanced line output, Dante w/ built-in SRC (128 ch.), 8-ch. AES, dual MADI (128 ch.), dual SDI embedder/de-embedder
- Form factor
- rackmount, modular
- Rack units
- 2U
- Connection
- AES3, MADI, Dante (AES67/SAP)
- Powered
- yes
- Power (W)
- single or dual power supply (wattage not stated)
- Introduced
- 2012
Details
I/O: 8x AES3 I/O; 1-3x MADI I/O; 2x IP Audio Ethernet ports (Dante, up to 512 ch. on 1Gb network); up to 8 optional I/O expansion cards
Notable use: Television/radio studios, outside broadcast vehicles, public-event venues (per DAD marketing copy)
Notes: FLAG device_class: Penta 720 is marketed by DAD as a 'Modular Audio Router & Interface', primarily a broadcast routing/format-conversion device; classified as AD/DA Converter per task field guidance. No USD price found for the base unit (only a $1,199 third-party listing for an individual AES3 expansion card, not the base unit, so left blank per golden rule). Year 2012 sourced from IBC 2012 launch coverage (as NTP Penta 720/721), not DAD's own page. Sample rate and bit depth not stated on product page. Country of manufacture not stated on product page.