Dangerous Music D-Box+ DM26

A Revisited Dangerous Music Classic: The D-BOX + Continues the Legacy with a True Upgrade

The D-BOX + carries forward the DNA of the renowned Dangerous Music monitoring controller and summing mixer: a philosophy focused on transparency, headroom, and professional reliability. This "plus" version features a thorough redesign with a new 8-channel summing mixer and new stereo D-A converters, engineered to enhance listening precision and the sense of openness. Like all products from the brand, it is designed and manufactured in the USA to strict audiophile standards, with particular attention to circuits and components.

A Central Hub for Mixing, Monitoring, and Switching Between Your Sources Instantly

The Dangerous Music D-BOX + targets demanding sound engineers, producers, and home studio users who want a serious monitoring controller with integrated analog summing, without adding multiple boxes. In daily use, it simplifies mixing decisions through clear source management (DAW via USB, digital player via AES/SPDIF, smartphone via Bluetooth, or analog inputs) and comprehensive monitoring control across multiple speaker pairs. It quickly becomes the central tool to compare, check in mono, manage a subwoofer, and secure your balance, stereo width, and dynamics choices.

Modern Features: Summing, Monitoring, Talkback, Headphones, and Remote Control

8-Channel Analog Summing: More Space, More Depth

The D-BOX + includes a recently upgraded 8-channel analog summing mixer designed to deliver a spacious stereo image and superior impact. The mono option on channels 7/8 provides valuable flexibility to group certain sources, check mono compatibility, or organize a dedicated pair according to your workflow.

5 Inputs, 3 Speaker Outputs: Ergonomics Designed for Speed

With five immediately accessible analog and digital inputs (stereo analog, analog summing, USB, AES/SPDIF, Bluetooth), you can switch between sources without disrupting your workflow. On the monitoring side, the three independent speaker outputs are selectable from the front panel or via the app, facilitating A/B/C comparisons (nearfield, midfield, client system, etc.). The programmable speaker selector allows use of the mono function and/or a dedicated subwoofer on all outputs, and you have a front-panel adjustable level trim for speaker outputs 2 and 3 to align your monitoring levels.

Mastering-Quality D-A Conversion and Bluetooth Streaming

The D-BOX + features three stereo D-A converters of mastering quality dedicated to precise listening of digital sources via USB, AES/SPDIF, and Bluetooth. The goal is clear: maintain clean, stable, and faithful conversion to finely judge transients, tonal balance, and soundstage depth. Bluetooth adds real convenience for quickly referencing commercial mixes or playing back a bounce without cables.

D-BOX + App: Remote Control and Studio Management

The free D-BOX + app allows remote control of key functions: volume, attenuation (dim), conversation/talkback, input/output selection, etc. It works on compatible computers and mobile devices, providing appreciated flexibility in the control room, studio, or during sessions with musicians.

Integrated Talkback and Dual High-End Headphone Amplifiers

For recording and sessions, the D-BOX + includes a talkback microphone with push-button activation (front panel or remotely via the app). It also offers two high-end headphone amplifiers with independent source selection and level control, enabling efficient management of engineer and artist monitoring or two distinct reference listening setups.

Technical specifications

Category	stereo summing	Sampling frequency	96 kHz
Number of channels	8	Rack unit	1

Analog summing mixer	8 channels (mono option on channels 7/8)	macOS	USB audio connectivity without driver
Inputs	stereo analog, analog summing, USB, AES/SPDIF, Bluetooth	Note	Dangerous Music, Inc. publishes actual measurements, not theoretical figures derived from component manufacturer data
Audio streaming	Bluetooth	Frequency response	linear within 0.1dB from 10Hz to 50kHz
Converters	three dedicated stereo D-A converters (USB, AES/SPDIF, Bluetooth)	THD+N at +4dBu	0.0019%
Monitoring	three independent speaker outputs	IMD	0.0020%
Monitoring functions	mono and/or dedicated subwoofer available on all outputs via programmable speaker selector	Crosstalk rejection	greater than 114dB at 1kHz
Settings	front-panel adjustable output level trim for speaker 2 and speaker 3	Noise level at unity gain	22Hz to 22kHz below -90dBu
Talkback	built-in microphone, push-button activation (front panel or app)	Maximum input level	+27dBu
Headphones	two headphone amplifiers with independent source selection and level control (front panel or app)	Noise level	22Hz to 22kHz below -89dBu
Remote control	D-BOX + app (volume, dim, talkback, I/O selection, etc.)	Signal off rejection	greater than 120dB
iPhone	iOS v10.2 up to 12.1.2 inclusive	THD+N at -14dBfs	0.0027%
Mac	macOS v10.10 up to 10.14 inclusive	Dynamic range	greater than 106dB
Android	minimum v5.0 up to 9.0 inclusive	Load	minimum 4 ohms per amplifier (6-8 pairs of studio
Windows	7, 8, 10