Tascam BO-16DX/OUT

A Practical Gateway Between the 25-pin Sub-D Standard and XLR Connections

The BO-16DX/OUT belongs to a family of connection boxes designed to efficiently utilize 25-pin Sub-D connectors, widely used on multitrack audio interfaces and converters. This approach allows grouping multiple analog channels in a compact format while maintaining the practicality of XLR connectors on the studio and stage side. Compatible with any equipment featuring 25-pin Sub-D connectors wired according to the Tascam standard (AES59-2012), it is notably used with devices such as Tascam Dante converters ML-16D/ML-32D or older multitrack recorders (e.g., Tascam DA-98HR or DA-78HR).

Intended Uses and Users

This connection box is aimed at users who want tosave time on wiring and secure an analog connection setup in a professional environment. In recording studios and post-production, it facilitates organizing converter outputs to a console, patchbay, or external processors. In broadcast, it provides the flexibility needed to quickly adapt an I/O rack to an existing infrastructure. In live performance, its 1U rack format and standard XLR connectors make it an efficient solution to integrate analog outputs into a system already wired with XLR, without multiplying adapters and improvised cable bundles.

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