Digital mixing has revolutionized virtually everything in the live-entertainment production workflow. Now we have come up with the perfect solution for connecting the onstage talent with your Front of House (FOH) console, and the rest of the world Ð the ultra-cool and ultra-affordable S16 Digital Snake! The S16 provides 16 MIDAS-designed remote-controllable mic preamps, plus 8 balanced analog XLR returns at the stage end Ð and all it takes is a single Cat 5e cable. While KLARK TEKNIK, the industry-leader in high-end digital audio processing, invented the SuperMAC technology that made it all possible Ð our superb scale of production makes the S16 so very affordable. 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 Ð 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 Ð and MIDI I/O for lighting systems and sound module control. ¥ 16 MIDAS-designed, fully programmable mic preamps for audiophile sound quality ¥ 8 analogue, servo-balanced XLR outputs ¥ AES50 network ports featuring KLARK TEKNIKÕs 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 SD8 stageboxesÑno 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 ¥ Conceived and designed by BEHRINGER Germany