Description

Testing waters on this -

BURL AUDIO B80 MOTHERSHIP (Dante) (Gen II)

– 4 transformer mic pres w/ Burl AD conversion in, 4 mastering-grade switchable transformer outs, 8 empty slots to grow into.

INCLUDED:

• B80 Mothership chassis (Gen II) + external power supply:

– BMB3 Dante motherboard: 2 Ethernet ports, 64 in/64 out up to 96kHz. Works with any Dante-enabled DAW or console.

– 10-slot, 4U, expandable to 80 channels.

And

• B4 Mic/Line Pre + ADC card (4ch).

– BX6 input transformers, all Class A discrete, BOPA14 op-amps.

– Clean at low gain; push it for real transformer saturation.

– Phantom power, Avid delay matching, ADC filter select

And

• BDA4M Mastering DAC card (4ch)
– Stepped attenuators, switchable BX5 output transformers (the same ones used in Burl's B32 Vancouver mix bus)

– Switchable DAC filter: classic Burl tone or a more forward midrange.

– Avid delay matching for hardware inserts

WHAT YOU GET: a flagship converter system with 4 world-class mic pres and a mastering-grade monitor/mix path in one rack.

Add cards as your studio grows.

Roughly €8,000 before freight on a heavy 4U chassis. Burl rarely comes up second-hand, and it holds value jealously. Less than 20 hours on this system to date.

Condition: [e.g. excellent, smoke-free studio, fully working]

TRADES CONSIDERED, plus cash: MPCs, Teenage Engineering (OP-1 Field, TX-6, TP-7 etc.), Chase Bliss and other effects, synths, quality recording interfaces.

Serious buyers only. Message with offers or trades.