NTP Core 256
Compact/Portable AD/DA Converter & Audio Router
AD/DA ConverterPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- AD/DA Converter
- Description
- Compact/Portable AD/DA Converter & Audio Router
- Topology
- Compact fixed chassis; internal router 1,500x1,500 crosspoints (4,096x4,096 capacity); optional SFP modules
- Signal path
- Digital
- Channels
- 848
- Channel format
- Mixed analog + Thunderbolt/Dante/MADI/ADAT digital
- Form factor
- rack (half-rack width)
- Rack units
- 0.5
- Connection
- Thunderbolt 3, Dante, MADI, ADAT
- Sample rate (kHz)
- 44.1-384
- Bit depth
- 28-bit floating point (internal processing)
- DSP
- SPQ speaker EQ (64 ch, 16 filters each); PRO|MON monitor support and summing (512 in x 64 out)
- Power (W)
- 60
Details
Controls: Signal detection/PPM metering, level adjustment per channel; primarily via DADman software
I/O: 2x Thunderbolt 3 (15W each); 2x RJ45 Ethernet (daisy-chain/Dante); MADI BNC (64 ch, +128 ch via optional SFP); ADAT/Lightpipe dual TosLink (16 ch); Word Clock I/O; 19" rack mount bracket option (fits Mac Mini)
Notable use: Front-of-house mixing, monitor systems, Dolby Atmos rendering, redundant playback stations, marketed as "the tiny live sound hero"
Notes: DAD (Digital Audio Denmark) brand relationship; manufacturer set to 'NTP'. Page describes as "1/2 Rack Unit (1U height)" - rack_units set to 0.5 for half-width form factor, flag for interpretation. Externally powered (12V DC, max 60W). Price and country of manufacture not published on site.