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Radial DiNET DAN-RX: Balanced Analog Audio Anywhere on a Dante Network
The Radial DiNET DAN-RX is a 2-channel Dante network receiver, a compact endpoint that pulls two channels of digital audio off a Dante network and converts them to balanced analog output through a pair of XLR jacks. Built around 24-bit/96kHz converters and a high-current balanced output stage, it turns any network drop into a professional stereo feed for a console, amplifier, or pair of powered speakers. For the systems engineer wiring a large venue, it means a single Cat 5 cable can now do the work of a long, heavy analog snake, and the audio arrives clean at the far end every time.
Why Networked Audio Changes How a Venue Is Wired
Traditional audio distribution runs a separate copper pair to every destination, so feeding overflow rooms, press positions, and monitor points across a building means bundles of long analog cable, each one a chance for hum, loss, and failure. A Dante network instead carries hundreds of channels of low-latency digital audio over standard Cat 5 Ethernet, and any device on that network can tap the channels it needs. The DAN-RX is the piece that lets a non-networked device join in: plug it into any network switch and it hands you two channels of analog audio right where you need them, no snake required.
24-Bit/96kHz Conversion for a Clean, Quiet Feed
Inside the DAN-RX, the digital-to-analog stage runs at up to 24-bit resolution and a 96 kHz sample rate, with support for 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz to match whatever the network is clocked at. That conversion delivers more than 100 dB of dynamic range and total harmonic distortion of just 0.007 percent, so quiet passages stay quiet and loud material stays clean. A high-current balanced active output drives long cable runs without loading down or losing level, which matters when the receiver sits far from the console it is feeding.
Balanced XLR Outputs at Mic or Line Level
The two analog outputs are balanced XLR connections that can operate at either microphone or line level, so the DAN-RX drops into a signal chain wherever it is needed. Feed it into the line inputs of a mixing console or powered speaker, or switch to mic level to plug into a stage box or press splitter that expects a microphone-level signal. The balanced connection and 150-ohm output impedance reject noise picked up along the cable, keeping the feed clean even in the electrically noisy environment of a working stage or broadcast truck.
Built-In Headphone Amp for Instant Personal Monitoring
A dedicated 3.5mm headphone output with its own level control is built into the DAN-RX, and it turns the receiver into an on-the-spot listening station. An engineer can plug in headphones to confirm that the right feed is present and phased correctly before it ever hits the PA, or use the DAN-RX as a personal monitor endpoint so a musician, producer, or stage manager hears a custom mix built for them on the network. It is a small feature that saves a walk back to the console every time a feed needs checking.
Redundant Power: PoE, External Supply, or Both
The DAN-RX can be powered from Power over Ethernet through the same Cat 5 cable that carries its audio, from the included 15VDC external supply, or from both sources at the same time. Running both simultaneously builds in redundancy: if one power source drops, the other keeps the receiver alive with no interruption to the feed. For critical events where a lost channel is not an option, that dual-power design is the difference between a hiccup and a failure, and it lets the unit live inside a network rack or out at a remote drop with equal ease.
Who the DiNET DAN-RX Is For
The DAN-RX is for the systems engineer feeding overflow rooms and remote PA zones from a networked front of house; for the broadcast and press tech who needs to drop clean stereo feeds into recorders and press boxes scattered across a building; and for the monitor engineer building personal mixes that need to land anywhere on the network. If you run Dante and need to get analog audio out of the network reliably, at mic or line level, with monitoring and power redundancy built in, the DAN-RX is the endpoint to reach for.
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