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<blockquote data-quote="Arik Semagin" data-source="post: 114070" data-attributes="member: 5072"><p>Re: NAMM</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">According to this NAMM demo, M32 is compatible with S16 stage boxes, but he repeats several times about "MIDAS Preamps" in coming DL16 box (as well as internal preamps on M32). Seems like MIDAS insists on M32/DL16 having different preamps (even though S16 and DL16 are interchangeable).</span></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3zIzB3ZcYM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3zIzB3ZcYM</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Good thing is that M32 and X32 families will have a great deal of compatibility between components (S16 and P16) as well as in firmware (RTA analyzer and Turbosound speakers management via Ultranet port), which is a good sign for all us X32 owners who already accumulated X-series gear. We won't have to buy DL16s right away if we have S16s already (not questioning yet the difference in preamps design and sound quality).</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">First thing I would do once I'll get M32 will be to test it with S16, meaning to compare sound from onboard preamps with S16 preamps. In other words to see how much actually will be the difference between M32/DL16 and X32/S16 preamps (or if you want, the difference between "MIDAS" and "Powered by MIDAS")</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">And one question Steve Young didn't answered in this video (because nobody asked) is if the network compatibility was tested. In other words, will that be possible to use M32 as FOH connected to X32 at monitors position via AES50 (whether with S16s or using X32 as a stage box). I suspect firmware differences may impose some limits (better not!). May be John Di Nicola or other Behringer or MIDAS people can answer: did anybody actually tested this setup, M32 with X32, especially with different firmware versions.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">And if yes, will there be a new stage box similar to DL431 (where each physical input feeds three independently-controllable preamps, so the FOH and Monitor engineers can set up their gain independently). Something less fancy than 431, two preamps per input @48K.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If MIDAS is serious about bumping M32 to 96K in the future, it would be nice to have full compatibility with MIDAS Pro stageboxes (251, 351, 431, 451)</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arik Semagin, post: 114070, member: 5072"] Re: NAMM [FONT=Verdana][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]According to this NAMM demo, M32 is compatible with S16 stage boxes, but he repeats several times about "MIDAS Preamps" in coming DL16 box (as well as internal preamps on M32). Seems like MIDAS insists on M32/DL16 having different preamps (even though S16 and DL16 are interchangeable).[/FONT] [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3zIzB3ZcYM[/URL] [FONT=Verdana]Good thing is that M32 and X32 families will have a great deal of compatibility between components (S16 and P16) as well as in firmware (RTA analyzer and Turbosound speakers management via Ultranet port), which is a good sign for all us X32 owners who already accumulated X-series gear. We won't have to buy DL16s right away if we have S16s already (not questioning yet the difference in preamps design and sound quality).[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]First thing I would do once I'll get M32 will be to test it with S16, meaning to compare sound from onboard preamps with S16 preamps. In other words to see how much actually will be the difference between M32/DL16 and X32/S16 preamps (or if you want, the difference between "MIDAS" and "Powered by MIDAS")[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]And one question Steve Young didn't answered in this video (because nobody asked) is if the network compatibility was tested. In other words, will that be possible to use M32 as FOH connected to X32 at monitors position via AES50 (whether with S16s or using X32 as a stage box). I suspect firmware differences may impose some limits (better not!). May be John Di Nicola or other Behringer or MIDAS people can answer: did anybody actually tested this setup, M32 with X32, especially with different firmware versions.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]And if yes, will there be a new stage box similar to DL431 (where each physical input feeds three independently-controllable preamps, so the FOH and Monitor engineers can set up their gain independently). Something less fancy than 431, two preamps per input @48K.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]If MIDAS is serious about bumping M32 to 96K in the future, it would be nice to have full compatibility with MIDAS Pro stageboxes (251, 351, 431, 451)[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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