Dante or AVB has always been something of an either-or choice until now. PreSonus has announced the AVB-D 16, an AVB-Dante bridge which addresses the issue of integrating Dante equipment into an AVB environment.

While it is possible to bridge between AVB and Dante, previously existing solutions have either been commercial audio products, which are both expensive and take expertise to set up and use, other solutions involve using AES67 as an intermediary but to our knowledge, the AVB-D 16 is the most accessible solution out there.

Marketed as a way to connect Dante speakers to AVB based PreSonus digital mixers like the StudioLive 64S, this product could be useful for bridging between AVB and Dante products more generally, which makes it a really useful box.

The PreSonus AVB-D16 is the first plug-and-play endpoint that bridges AVB and Dante networks. Now you can send and receive up to 16 audio channels between an AVB and Dante network with one simple device. Built-in Asynchronous Sample Rate Conversion ensures that the AVB-D16 provides precision clock isolation between your AVB and Dante networks for pristine, clear audio with no dropouts or artefacts.

One Endpoint, Two Sample Rates

With built-in Asynchronous Sample Rate Conversion, the AVB-D16 provides precision clock isolation between the AVB and Dante networks. This ensures no dropouts or artefacts. It also allows you to run different sample rates on the AVB and Dante networks. So even if you're operating a Dante network at 96kHz, you can still connect streams between your StudioLive Series III AVB network operating at 48kHz with total confidence that the audio will be clean and error free.

Features

• 16 x 16 AVB

• 16 x 16 Dante

• Asynchronous Sample Rate Conversation

• Precision clock isolation

• 1 AVB port on locking etherCON

• 2 Dante ports on etherCON

• Use multiple AVB-D16 AVB-to-Dante bridges to add more channels

• Network Link/Activity indicators

• Support for 44.1kHz and 48kHz (AVB and Dante)

• Support for 88.2kHz and 96kHz (Dante)

• Rugged metal chassis